# νηστεύω (nēsteuō)

Strong’s G3522. 16 New Testament occurrences.

I fast, abstain from food.

Lexicon: Dodson, public domain.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/greek/nesteuo-g3522

## Occurrences

- [Matthew 4:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/4/2) — And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
- [Matthew 6:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/6/16) — Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unt…
- [Matthew 6:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/6/17) — But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
- [Matthew 6:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/6/18) — That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
- [Matthew 9:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/9/14) — Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
- [Matthew 9:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/9/15) — And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall…
- [Mark 2:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/mark/2/18) — And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy di…
- [Mark 2:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/mark/2/19) — And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can…
- [Mark 2:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/mark/2/20) — But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
- [Luke 5:33](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/5/33) — And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
- [Luke 5:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/5/34) — And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
- [Luke 5:35](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/5/35) — But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
- [Luke 18:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/18/12) — I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
- [Acts 10:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/10/30) — And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright cloth…
- [Acts 13:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/13/2) — As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
- [Acts 13:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/13/3) — And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.