fasting

Greek Adjective

νῆστις, -ιος, ὁ, ἡ (νη, neg. prefix, + ἐσθίω), in cl, chiefly poët, [in LXX: Dan LXX 6:18 (19) (טְוָת)*;] not eating, fasting: Mat.15:32, Mrk.8:3. (AS)

fasting

Greek Adjective

νῆστις, genitive ιος or ιδος, ὁ and ἡ (see. below); also dative νήστει [Refs 5th c.BC+]: (νη, ἔδω):—not eating, fasting, of persons, ἀνώγοιμι πτολεμίζειν υἷας Ἀχαιῶν νήστιας, ἀκμήνους [NT+8th c.BC+] over the hungry sand, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 2) with an abstract substantive, frequently in [Refs 4th c.BC+]famine, [Refs]; νήστισιν αἰκίαις the pains of hunger, Pr.[Refs]; νήστιδες δύαι [Refs]; also νῆστις ὀσμή the bad breath of one fasting, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) active, causing hunger, starving, πνοαὶ νήστιδες [Refs 4th c.BC+] II) as substantive, νῆστις, ἡ, accusative νῆστιν [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.1) the intestinum jejunum, from its always being found empty, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) ν. κεστρεύς, fish so called because its stomach was always found empty, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence in Comedy texts, of 'empty bellies', ἐγὼ δὲ κεστρεὺς νῆστις οἴκαδ᾽ ἀποτρέχω [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.3) Νῆστις, ἡ, ={ὕδωρ}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

not eating, i.e. abstinent from food (religiously); fasting; from the inseparable negative particle (not) and g2068 (ἐσθίω)