3522. nésteuó
Lexicon
nésteuó: To fast

Original Word: νηστεύω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: nésteuó
Pronunciation: nace-tyoo'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (nace-tyoo'-o)
Definition: To fast
Meaning: I fast, abstain from food.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
to fast.

From nestis; to abstain from food (religiously) -- fast.

see GREEK nestis

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from néstis
Definition
to fast
NASB Translation
fast (14), fasted (2), fasting (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3522: νηστεύω

νηστεύω; future νηστεύσω; 1 aorist (infinitive νηστεῦσαι (Luke 5:34 T WH Tr text)), participle νηστεύσας; (from νῆστις, which see); to fast (Vulg. and ecclesiastical writingsjejano), i. e. to abstain as a religious exercise from food and drink: either entirely, if the fast lasted but a single day, Matthew 6:16-18; Matthew 9:14; Mark 2:18-20; Luke 5:33,(); ; Acts 10:30 R G; Acts 13:2,(); or from customary and choice nourishment, if it continued several days, Matthew 4:2, cf. Matthew 11:18; νηστευει συνεχῶς καί ἄρτον ἐσθίει μόνον μετά ἁλατος καί τό πότον αὐτοῦ ὕδωρ, Acta Thom. § 20. (Aristophanes, Plutarch, mor., p. 626f; Aelian v. h. 5, 20; (Josephus, contra Apion 1, 34, 5 (where see Müller)); the Sept. for צוּן.)

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word νῆστις (nēstis), meaning "fasting" or "without food."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: H6684 צָם (tsum): To fast, to abstain from food.
H6685 צוֹם (tsom): A fast, fasting.

These Hebrew terms reflect the Old Testament practice of fasting, which was often observed during times of mourning, repentance, or seeking divine intervention, similar to the New Testament understanding of νηστεύω.

Usage: The verb νηστεύω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of fasting, often as a religious observance or spiritual discipline. It appears in contexts where individuals or groups abstain from food for a period of time, typically for purposes of prayer, repentance, or seeking divine guidance.

Context: The practice of fasting, denoted by the Greek verb νηστεύω, holds significant spiritual importance in the biblical narrative. In the New Testament, fasting is often associated with prayer and repentance, serving as a means of humbling oneself before God and seeking His will.

In the Gospels, Jesus Himself fasted for forty days and nights in the wilderness, as recorded in Matthew 4:2: "After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry." This period of fasting was a time of preparation and spiritual fortification before His public ministry. Jesus also taught about fasting in the Sermon on the Mount, emphasizing the importance of sincerity and humility in Matthew 6:16-18: "When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting... But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen."

The early church continued the practice of fasting as a communal and individual discipline. In Acts 13:2-3, the church in Antioch fasted and prayed before sending out Barnabas and Saul on their missionary journey: "While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.' So after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off."

Fasting is portrayed as a means of drawing closer to God, seeking His guidance, and expressing repentance. It is not merely a physical act of abstaining from food but a spiritual exercise that aligns the believer's heart with God's purposes.

Forms and Transliterations
ενήστευες ενηστεύσα ενηστεύσαμεν ενήστευσαν ενηστεύσατο ενήστευσε νενηστεύκατέ νηστευειν νηστεύειν νηστεύετε νηστευητε νηστεύητε νηστευομεν νηστεύομεν νηστευοντες νηστεύοντες νηστευοντων νηστευόντων νηστεύουσι νηστευουσιν νηστεύουσιν νηστευσαι νηστεῦσαι νηστευσαντες νηστεύσαντες νηστευσας νηστεύσας νηστευσασών νηστεύσατε νηστεύσητε νηστευσουσιν νηστεύσουσιν νηστεύσωσιν νηστευω νηστεύω νηστευων νηστεύων nesteuein nesteúein nēsteuein nēsteúein nesteuete nesteúete nēsteuēte nēsteúēte nesteuo nesteúo nēsteuō nēsteúō nesteuomen nesteúomen nēsteuomen nēsteúomen nesteuon nesteúon nēsteuōn nēsteúōn nesteuontes nesteúontes nēsteuontes nēsteúontes nesteuonton nesteuónton nēsteuontōn nēsteuóntōn nesteuousin nesteúousin nēsteuousin nēsteúousin nesteusai nesteûsai nēsteusai nēsteûsai nesteusantes nesteúsantes nēsteusantes nēsteúsantes nesteusas nesteúsas nēsteusas nēsteúsas nesteusousin nesteúsousin nēsteusousin nēsteúsousin
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 4:2 V-APA-NMS
GRK: καὶ νηστεύσας ἡμέρας τεσσεράκοντα
NAS: And after He had fasted forty days
KJV: And when he had fasted forty days
INT: And having fasted days forty

Matthew 6:16 V-PSA-2P
GRK: Ὅταν δὲ νηστεύητε μὴ γίνεσθε
NAS: Whenever you fast, do not put
KJV: Moreover when ye fast, be not,
INT: whenever moreover you fast not be

Matthew 6:16 V-PPA-NMP
GRK: τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύοντες ἀμὴν λέγω
NAS: by men when they are fasting. Truly
KJV: unto men to fast. Verily
INT: to men fasting Truly I say

Matthew 6:17 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: σὺ δὲ νηστεύων ἄλειψαί σου
NAS: But you, when you fast, anoint
KJV: thou, when thou fastest, anoint
INT: you moreover fasting anoint your

Matthew 6:18 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων ἀλλὰ τῷ
NAS: so that your fasting will not be noticed
KJV: not unto men to fast, but unto thy
INT: to men fasting but

Matthew 9:14 V-PIA-1P
GRK: οἱ Φαρισαῖοι νηστεύομεν πολλά οἱ
NAS: do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples
KJV: and the Pharisees fast oft, but
INT: the Pharisees do fast often the

Matthew 9:14 V-PIA-3P
GRK: σοῦ οὐ νηστεύουσιν
NAS: fast, but Your disciples do not fast?
KJV: thy disciples fast not?
INT: of you not fast

Matthew 9:15 V-FIA-3P
GRK: καὶ τότε νηστεύσουσιν
NAS: from them, and then they will fast.
KJV: and then shall they fast.
INT: and then they will fast

Mark 2:18 V-PPA-NMP
GRK: οἱ Φαρισαῖοι νηστεύοντες καὶ ἔρχονται
NAS: and the Pharisees were fasting; and they came
KJV: used to fast: and
INT: those of the Pharisees fasting and they come

Mark 2:18 V-PIA-3P
GRK: τῶν Φαρισαίων νηστεύουσιν οἱ δὲ
NAS: of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples
KJV: and of the Pharisees fast, but thy
INT: of the Pharisees fast but

Mark 2:18 V-PIA-3P
GRK: μαθηταὶ οὐ νηστεύουσιν
NAS: fast, but Your disciples do not fast?
KJV: thy disciples fast not?
INT: disciples not fast

Mark 2:19 V-PNA
GRK: αὐτῶν ἐστὶν νηστεύειν ὅσον χρόνον
NAS: cannot fast, can they? So
KJV: of the bridechamber fast, while
INT: them is fast as long as time

Mark 2:19 V-PNA
GRK: οὐ δύνανται νηστεύειν
NAS: with them, they cannot fast.
KJV: them, they cannot fast.
INT: not they are able to fast

Mark 2:20 V-FIA-3P
GRK: καὶ τότε νηστεύσουσιν ἐν ἐκείνῃ
NAS: from them, and then they will fast in that day.
KJV: and then shall they fast in those
INT: and then they will fast in those

Luke 5:33 V-PIA-3P
GRK: μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου νηστεύουσιν πυκνὰ καὶ
NAS: of John often fast and offer prayers,
KJV: the disciples of John fast often, and
INT: disciples of John fast often and

Luke 5:34 V-ANA
GRK: ἐστὶν ποιῆσαι νηστεῦσαι
NAS: of the bridegroom fast while
KJV: of the bridechamber fast, while
INT: is to make to fast

Luke 5:35 V-FIA-3P
GRK: νυμφίος τότε νηστεύσουσιν ἐν ἐκείναις
NAS: from them, then they will fast in those
KJV: and then shall they fast in
INT: bridegroom then they will fast in those

Luke 18:12 V-PIA-1S
GRK: νηστεύω δὶς τοῦ
NAS: I fast twice a week;
KJV: I fast twice in the week,
INT: I fast twice in the

Acts 13:2 V-PPA-GMP
GRK: κυρίῳ καὶ νηστευόντων εἶπεν τὸ
NAS: to the Lord and fasting, the Holy
KJV: and fasted, the Holy
INT: Lord and fasting said the

Acts 13:3 V-APA-NMP
GRK: τότε νηστεύσαντες καὶ προσευξάμενοι
NAS: Then, when they had fasted and prayed
KJV: And when they had fasted and prayed,
INT: Then having fasted and having prayed

Strong's Greek 3522
20 Occurrences


νηστεύητε — 1 Occ.
νηστεύειν — 2 Occ.
νηστεύω — 1 Occ.
νηστεύων — 2 Occ.
νηστεύομεν — 1 Occ.
νηστεύοντες — 2 Occ.
νηστευόντων — 1 Occ.
νηστεύουσιν — 4 Occ.
νηστεῦσαι — 1 Occ.
νηστεύσαντες — 1 Occ.
νηστεύσας — 1 Occ.
νηστεύσουσιν — 3 Occ.















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