νηστεύω

νηστεύω — nēsteúō

νηστεύω; future νηστεύσω; 1 aorist (infinitive νηστεῦσαι (Luk 5:34 T WH Tr text)), participle νηστεύσας; (from νῆστις, which see); to fast (Vulg. and ecclesiastical writingsjejano), i. e. to abstain as a religious exercise from food and drink: either entirely, if the fast lasted but a single day, Mat 6:16-18; Mat 9:14; Mar 2:18-20; Luk 5:33,;; Act 10:30 R G; Act 13:2,; or from customary and choice nourishment, if it continued several days, Mat 4:2, cf. Mat 11:18; νηστευει συνεχῶς καί ἄρτον ἐσθίει μόνον μετά ἁλατος καί τό πότον αὐτοῦ ὕδωρ, Acta Thom. § 20. (Aristophanes, Plutarch, mor., p. 626f; Aelian v. h. 5, 20; (Josephus, contra Apion 1, 34, 5 (where see Müller)); the Sept. for צוּן.)