Nesteia

nace-ti'-ah
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Nesteia Definition

  1. a fasting, fast
    1. a voluntary, as a religious exercise
      1. of private fasting
      2. the public fast as prescribed by the Mosaic Law and kept yearly on the great day of atonement, the tenth of the month of Tisri (the month Tisri comprises a part of our September and October); the fast accordingly, occurred in the autumn when navigation was usually dangerous on account of storms
    2. a fasting caused by want or poverty
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
nhsteiva
Origin
from (3522)
Strong's Number
3521
TDNT Entry
4:924,632

KJV Word Usage

fasting
7
feast
1
Total
8

KJV Verse Count

1
1
1
2
1
2
Total
8
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Nesteia". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .