Know the Word.

Greek word

nēsteía

νηστεία

What it means

abstinence

abstinence (from lack of food, or voluntary and religious); specially, the fast of the Day of Atonement

Where it comes from

from nēsteúō (νηστεύω)

How the King James translates it

  • fastings3
  • fasting2
  • fast1

Every place it appears 6

Luke2:37
1 Corinthians7:5
2 Corinthians6:511:27