G3523

νῆστις

nēstis

Feminine noun · From the insep. negative particle ne- (not) and ἐσθίω (G2068)

From the inseparable negative particle νή- nḗ- (not) and G2068; not eating, i.e. abstinent from food (religiously):—fasting.

Outline

fasting, not having eaten

Usages

Matthew 15:32

¶ Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said,

I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

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Mark 8:3

And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.

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