TBESG · G3522
νηστεύω · nēsteuō · to fast
νηστεύω (νῆστις), [in LXX for צוּם ;] to fast (Arist., Aristoph., al.): Mat.4:2 6:16-18 9:14-15 Mrk.2:18-20, Luk.5:33-35 18:12, Act.13:2-3.† (AS)
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nēsteuō G3522
νηστεύω (nēsteuō) means “to fast” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
νηστεύω Greek · G3522 20 tagged occurrences in 15 verses
Pronunciation guide: nace-tyoo'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Dodson Greek Lexicon
I fast, abstain from food.
John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0
How translators render G3522
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| fast | 7 |
| they will fast | 3 |
| fasting | 2 |
| after fasting | 1 |
| after they had fasted | 1 |
| fast like | 1 |
| i fast | 1 |
| they are fasting | 1 |
| you fast | 1 |
| your fasting | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| fast | 8 |
| shall they fast | 3 |
| to fast | 3 |
| do | 1 |
| fasted | 1 |
| fasting | 1 |
| i fast | 1 |
| they had fasted | 1 |
| when he had fasted | 1 |
| when thou fastest | 1 |
| ye fast | 1 |
Verses containing G3522
Page 1 of 1. 15 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Matthew 4:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
Read word by word - Matthew 6:16
· BSB · 2 occurrences
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Read word by word - Matthew 6:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
Read word by word - Matthew 6:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Read word by word - Matthew 9:14
· BSB · 2 occurrences
Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
Read word by word - Matthew 9:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
Read word by word - Mark 2:18
· BSB · 3 occurrences
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”
Read word by word - Mark 2:19
· BSB · 2 occurrences
Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.
Read word by word - Mark 2:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
Read word by word - Luke 5:33
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
Read word by word - Luke 5:34
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
Read word by word - Luke 5:35
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
Read word by word - Luke 18:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
Read word by word - Acts 13:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
Read word by word - Acts 13:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
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