Strong's Number G3522

νηστεύω

nesteuo · nace-tyoo'-o

Transliteration:

nesteuo{nace-tyoo'-o}

Word Origin:

from 3523

TDNT:

4:924,632

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to abstain from food (religiously)

Usage in the KJV:

fast 16

Total: 21
Occurs 20 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to abstain as a religious exercise from food and drink: either entirely, if the fast lasted but a single day, or from customary and choice nourishment, if it continued several days