νηστεία
nēsteia (G3521)
fasting
AI Word Study
The Greek word νηστεία (nēsteia) translates to "fasting." It is a noun that appears 8 times in the Bible. As a concept, fasting involves abstaining from food or other sustenance for a period of time, often as a form of spiritual discipline or devotion. The word νηστεία is used in various contexts, including spiritual preparation (e.g., Matthew 4:2), atoning for sin (e.g., Joel 2:12), and demonstrating devotion to God (e.g., Acts 13:2-3). Its significance lies in its ability to convey a sense of separation or detachment from worldly desires, allowing individuals to focus on their spiritual well-being.
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But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.”
He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting.”
and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn’t depart from the temple, worshiping with fastings and petitions night and day.
When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.
When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them
Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;
in labor and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, and in cold and nakedness.