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Koine Greek wordlink #94431

SR GNT Acts 14:23 νηστειῶν (naʸsteiōn) ‘elders having prayed with fastings they entrusted them to the’ Strongs=35210 Lemma=nēsteia
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=feminine number=plural

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Only use of identical word form νηστειῶν (N-GFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘νηστειῶν’ (N-GFP) is always and only glossed as ‘fastings’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘nēsteia’ have 3 different glosses: ‘with fastings’, ‘fasting’, ‘fastings’.

Greek words (3) other than νηστειῶν (N-GFP) with a gloss related to ‘fastings’

LUKE 2:37 νηστείαις (naʸsteiais) N-DFP ‘was withdrawing from the temple with fastings and petitions serving’ SR GNT Luke 2:37 word 20

2COR 6:5 νηστείαις (naʸsteiais) N-DFP ‘in watchings in fastings’ SR GNT 2Cor 6:5 word 12

2COR 11:27 νηστείαις (naʸsteiais) N-DFP ‘and thirst in fastings often in cold’ SR GNT 2Cor 11:27 word 13

Key: N=noun DFP=dative,feminine,plural GFP=genitive,feminine,plural