G3523 νῆστις
Strong's Greek Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences
νῆστις
nēstis
Definition
not eating, i.e. abstinent from food (religiously)
KJV Renderings
fasting
Derivation / Etymology
from the inseparable negative particle (not) and G2068 (ἐσθίω);
KJV Verses (2)
- 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.
- Mark 8:3And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.