G3522 νηστεύω
Strong's Greek Concordance · 22 KJV occurrences
νηστεύω
nēsteúō
Definition
to abstain from food (religiously)
KJV Renderings
fast
Derivation / Etymology
from G3523 (νῆστις);
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 22)
- Matthew 4:2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
- Matthew 6:16¶ Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
- Matthew 9:14¶ Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
- Matthew 9:15And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
- Mark 2:18And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
- Mark 2:19And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can not fast.
- Luke 5:34And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
- Acts 10:30And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,