Fasting
ἀσιτίαStrong’s G0776asitia
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Asitia is the Greek word usually translated “time without food”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.”
Meaning
Usually translated “time without food”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- time without food 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀσιτία asitia · fasting
ἀσιτία, -ας, ἡ (ἄσιτος), fasting, abstinence from food: Act.27:21.† SYN.: νηστεία (MM, ut infr.) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fasting” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
F'ASTING, participle present
tense Abstaining from food.
All definitions and other forms of “fasting”
F'ASTING, noun
The act of abstaining from food.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.