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3522 νηστεύω nesteuo [nace-tyoo’-o] from 3523 nestis; v; TDNT-4:924,632; [{See TDNT 521 }] AV-fast 21; 21

(the negative ne + esthio to eat or devour)

1) to abstain as a religious exercise from food and drink: either entirely, if the fast lasted but a single day, or from customary and choice nourishment, if it continued several days