νηστεύω nēsteuō

Greek word for “to fast” · Strong’s G3522 · used 20 times in 15 verses

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Meaning

νηστεύω; (νῆστις); to fast (Arist., Aristoph., al.): 6:16-18 9:14-15, 18:12.†;

How it is translated

Glosses given for nēsteuō in context, with how often each is used:

• fasting 5
• fast? 4
• fast 4
• will fast 3
• having fasted 2
• may fast 1
• do fast 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 6 (3), Mark 2 (3), Luke 5 (3), Matthew 9 (2), Acts 13 (2), Matthew 4 (1), Luke 18 (1)

Forms

• νηστεύουσιν 4
• νηστεύσουσιν 3
• νηστεύοντες 2
• νηστεύων 2
• νηστεύειν 2
• νηστεύσας 1
• νηστεύητε 1
• νηστεύομεν 1
• νηστεῦσαι 1
• νηστεύω 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with nēsteuō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• νυμφίος numphios “bridegroom” 5
• ἀπαίρω apairō “to take away” 3
• νυμφών numphōn “bridegroom” 3
• τότε tote “then” 5
• ὅταν hotan “when(-ever)” 4
• Φαρισαῖος Pharisaios “Pharisee” 3
• ὅσος hosos “just as/how much” 3
• Ἰωάννης Iōannēs “John” 3
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 4
• φαίνω phainō “to shine/appear” 2
• δύναμαι dunamai “be able” 3
• μαθητής mathētēs “disciple” 3

Key verses

The verses using nēsteuō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 4:2 — And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
• Matthew 6:16 — Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say…
• Matthew 6:18 — That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
• Matthew 9:14 — Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
• Matthew 9:15 — And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall…
• Mark 2:20 — But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
• Luke 5:33 — And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
• Luke 5:34 — And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
• Luke 5:35 — But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
• Luke 18:12 — I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
• Acts 13:2 — As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
• Acts 13:3 — And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.