Gloss
hungry, without food
Forms of the word
Dictionary
νῆστις, ὁ ορ ἡ, <Ε&γεν.</Ε& ιν ιος
Greek transliteration
nēstis
Simplified transliteration
nestis
Numbers
Strong's number
3523
GK Number
3765
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3e(5a)
Definition
can also be masc. with a gen. in ιδος (n-3c[2]), fasting, hungry, Mt. 15:32; Mk. 8:3*
Greek-English Concordance for νῆστις
| Matthew 15:32 | Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry (nēsteis | νήστεις | acc pl masc), lest they faint from exhaustion on the way.” |
| Mark 8:3 | If I send them to their homes without food (nēsteis | νήστεις | acc pl masc), they will faint from exhaustion on the way; and some of them have come from a distance.” |
