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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3521. νηστεία (nésteia) -- Fasting</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3521.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3521.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3521</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3520.htm" title="3520">◄</a> 3521. nésteia <a href="../greek/3522.htm" title="3522">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">nésteia: Fasting</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">νηστεία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>nésteia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>nay-STI-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(nace-ti'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Fasting<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>fasting, the day of atonement.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek verb νηστεύω (nésteuō), meaning "to fast."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H6684 (צוּם, tsûm): To fast, to abstain from food.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "nésteia" refers to the practice of abstaining from food for spiritual purposes. In the New Testament, fasting is often associated with prayer, repentance, and seeking God's guidance. It is a voluntary act of devotion and humility before God, demonstrating dependence on Him rather than on physical sustenance.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In Jewish tradition, fasting was a common practice, often observed during times of mourning, repentance, or seeking divine intervention. The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) was a mandated fast in the Jewish calendar. In the Greco-Roman world, fasting was also practiced for religious and philosophical reasons. Early Christians continued the practice of fasting, seeing it as a way to draw closer to God and to prepare for significant spiritual events.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3522.htm">nésteuó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>fasting, a fast<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>fast (1), fasting (2), fastings (1), hunger (1), without food (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3521: νηστεία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">νηστεία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">νηστείας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">νηστεύω</span>, which see), <span class="accented">a fasting, fast,</span> i. e. abstinence from food, and a. <span class="accented">voluntary,</span> as a religious exercise: of private fasting, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/17-21.htm">Matthew 17:21</a> (<span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> omit; <span class="manuref">Tr</span> brackets the verse); <a href="/interlinear/mark/9-29.htm">Mark 9:29</a> (<span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> omit; <span class="manuref">Tr</span> marginal reading brackets); <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-37.htm">Luke 2:37</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/14-23.htm">Acts 14:23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/7-5.htm">1 Corinthians 7:5</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.</span> of the public fast prescribed by the Mosaic Law (<a href="/interlinear/leviticus/16-29.htm">Leviticus 16:29</a>ff; 23:27ff (<span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span> under the word <TOPIC:Fasts>, and for references to <span class="abbreviation">Strabo</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, see <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>' Lexicon, under the word, 1)) and kept yearly on the great day of atonement, the tenth of the month Tisri: <a href="/interlinear/acts/27-9.htm">Acts 27:9</a> (the month Tisri comprises a part of our September and October (cf. <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> under the word <REFERENCE_WORK:Smith's Bible Dictionary><TOPIC:month> (at end)); the fast, accordingly, occurred in the autumn, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">χειμέριος</span> <span class="greek2">ὥρα</span>, when navigation was usually dangerous on account of storms, as was the case with the voyage referred to). <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">a fasting to which one is driven by want</span>: <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6-5.htm">2 Corinthians 6:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-27.htm">2 Corinthians 11:27</a>; (<span class="abbreviation">Hippocrates</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aelian</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Athen.</span>, others; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">צום</span>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>fasting. <p>From <a href="/greek/3522.htm">nesteuo</a>; abstinence (from lack of food, or voluntary and religious); specially, the fast of the Day of Atonement -- fast(-ing). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3522.htm">nesteuo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>νηστεια νηστεία νηστείᾳ νηστειαις νηστείαις νηστειαν νηστείαν νηστείας νηστειων νηστειών νηστειῶν nesteia nēsteia nesteíāi nēsteíāi nesteiais nesteíais nēsteiais nēsteíais nesteian nesteían nēsteian nēsteían nesteion nesteiôn nēsteiōn nēsteiō̂n<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/17-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 17:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Feminine">Noun-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">προσευχῇ καὶ <b>νηστείᾳ</b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> prayer and <span class="itali">fasting.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/17-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> prayer and <span class="itali">fasting</span><p><b><a href="/text/luke/2-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:37</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοῦ ἱεροῦ <b>νηστείαις</b> καὶ δεήσεσιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and day <span class="itali">with fastings</span> and prayers.<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but served <span class="itali">[God] with fastings</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the temple <span class="itali">with fastings</span> and prayers<p><b><a href="/text/acts/14-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 14:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">προσευξάμενοι μετὰ <b>νηστειῶν</b> παρέθεντο αὐτοὺς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> having prayed <span class="itali">with fasting,</span> they commended<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with <span class="itali">fasting,</span> they commended<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/14-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having prayed with <span class="itali">fasting</span> they committed them<p><b><a href="/text/acts/27-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 27:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὴν <b>νηστείαν</b> ἤδη παρεληλυθέναι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> since even <span class="itali">the fast</span> was already over,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> dangerous, because <span class="itali">the fast</span> was now<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> also the <span class="itali">fast</span> already had passed<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/6-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 6:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀγρυπνίαις ἐν <b>νηστείαις</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in sleeplessness, <span class="itali">in hunger,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> watchings, in <span class="itali">fastings;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> watchings in <span class="itali">fastings</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/11-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 11:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δίψει ἐν <b>νηστείαις</b> πολλάκις ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> often <span class="itali">without food,</span> in cold<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thirst, in <span class="itali">fastings</span> often, in<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> thirst in <span class="itali">fastings</span> often in<p><b><a href="/greek/3521.htm">Strong's Greek 3521</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3521.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ne_steia_3521.htm">νηστείᾳ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ne_steiais_3521.htm">νηστείαις — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ne_steian_3521.htm">νηστείαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ne_steio_n_3521.htm">νηστειῶν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3520.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3520"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3520" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3522.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3522"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3522" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>