Word: nhsteuw

Pronounce: nace-tyoo'-o

Strongs Number: G3522

Orig: from 3523; to abstain from food (religiously):--fast. G3523

Use: TDNT-4:924,632 Verb

Heb Strong: H6684 H7121

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