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nēsteía

fasting, hunger

Say it: nace-TAY-ah (approximate)

νηστεία

What it means

Going without food, whether by choice (fasting) or necessity (hunger). Paul lists "hunger" or "fastings" among his hardships (6:5; 11:27).

Range of meaning

  • FastingChoosing not to eat.
  • HungerLack of food.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 6

    "In hunger" or "fastings" (6:5).

  • Chapter 11

    "In hunger and thirst, in fastings often" (11:27).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G3521 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources