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Luke 2:37
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King James Bible (Oxford 1769)
G2532
And
G3778
she
was
a
G5503
widow
of
G5613
about
fourscore
G2532
and
G3589
four
G2094
years
G3739
which
G868
departed
G3756
not
G575
from
G3588
the
G2411
temple
but
G3000
served
God
with
G3521
fastings
G2532
and
G1162
prayers
G3571
night
G2532
and
G2250
day
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Greek-English Dictionary
Strongs: G3521
Greek: νηστεία
Transliteration: nēsteia
Pronunciation: nace-ti'-ah
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Bible Usage: fast (-ing.)
Definition:
abstinence (from lack of food or voluntary and religious); specifically the fast of the Day of Atonement
1. a fasting, fast
a. a voluntary, as a religious exercise
1. of private fasting
2. the public fast as prescribed by the Mosaic Law and kept yearly on the great day of atonement, the tenth of the month of Tisri (the month Tisri comprises a part of our September and October); the fast accordingly, occurred in the autumn when navigation was usually dangerous on account of storms
b. a fasting caused by want or poverty
Thayer's Greek–English Lexicon
of the New Testament 1889
of the New Testament 1889
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.