Transliteration: nesteia · noun
| Meaning | fasting, the day of atonement |
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| Part of speech | noun |
| Frequency | 5x in the New Testament |
| Key inflected forms | νηστείαις, νηστειῶν, νηστείαν |
| Example verses | Luke 2:37 · Acts 14:23 · Acts 27:9 · 2Cor 6:5 · 2Cor 11:27 |
νηστεία (nesteia) is a noun that occurs 5 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “fasting, the day of atonement” and first appears in Luke 2:37.
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