νηστ-εία G3521
fasting (practice of abstaining from food); the Fast (Day of Atonement)
2. the Fast (Day of Atonement) — The specific calendrical fast referring to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, used as a seasonal time marker in Acts 27:9. Distinguished by capitalization and the definite article in translations: eng 'the Fast,' spa 'el Ayuno,' hin 'upvas,' arb 'al-sawm,' swa 'Saumu.' This is not general fasting practice but a proper designation for the most solemn fast day in the Jewish liturgical calendar, used here to indicate dangerous sailing season in the Mediterranean. 1×
AR["الصَّوْمُ"]·ben["উপবাস"]·DE["Fasten"]·EN["Fast"]·FR["jeûne"]·heb["הַצּוֹם"]·HI["उपवास"]·ID["Puasa"]·IT["digiuno"]·jav["Pasa"]·KO["금식일이"]·PT["Jejum"]·RU["Пост"]·ES["Ayuno"]·SW["Saumu"]·TR["Oruç'un"]·urd["روزہ"]
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Senses
1. fasting (practice of abstaining from food) — The practice or act of fasting, abstaining from food as a spiritual discipline, appearing in both singular and plural forms referring to the general religious practice. Eng 'fasting/fastings,' spa 'ayuno/ayunos,' hin 'upvas/upvason,' arb 'siyam/aswam,' kor 'geumsik,' swa 'kufunga.' The plural and singular dative forms describe the ongoing practice of fasting as part of devotional life (2 Cor 6:5, 11:27; Luke 2:37). 5×
AR["أَصوامٍ","أَصْوامٍ","الصَّوْمِ","بِأَصْوَامٍ","صِيامٍ"]·ben["উপবাসে","উপবাসে;","উপবাসের"]·DE["Fasten"]·EN["fasting","fastings","with-fastings"]·FR["jeûne"]·heb["בְּצוֹמוֹת","צוֹם","צוֹמוֹת"]·HI["उपवअस","उपवासों"]·ID["dengan-puasa","puasa","puasa-puasa"]·IT["digiuno"]·jav["kanthi-pasa","pasa","pasa.","pasa;","siyam"]·KO["금식들-과","금식들과","금식들에","금식으로"]·PT["com-jejuns","jejum","jejuns"]·RU["постами","постах","посте"]·ES["ayuno","ayunos","con-ayunos"]·SW["kufunga","kufunga;","kwa-kufunga"]·TR["oruçla","oruçlarda","oruçlarla"]·urd["روزوں","روزوں-سے","روزے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
νηστ-εία, ἡ, fast, νηστεῖαι καὶ ὁρταί NT+5th c.BC+; νηστείας ὄζειν Refs 4th c.BC+; at Athens, name for the third day of the Thesmophoria, Refs 3rd c.BC+