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Koine Greek wordlink #39332

SR GNT Luke 2:37 νηστείαις (naʸsteiais) ‘was withdrawing from the temple with fastings and petitions serving’ Strongs=35210 Lemma=nēsteia
Word role=noun case=dative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=4 AD TimeSeries=Temple_Presentation_of_Jesus

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Other uses (2) of identical word form νηστείαις (N-DFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘νηστείαις’ (N-DFP) has 2 different glosses: ‘with fastings’, ‘fastings’.

2 Cor 6:5 ‘in watchings in fastings’ SR GNT 2 Cor 6:5 word 12

OET-LV: 5 in beatings, in prisons, in disturbances, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, (CO2_6:5)

OET-RV: 5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labours, sleepless nights, hunger, (CO2 6:5)

2 Cor 11:27 ‘and thirst in fastings often in cold’ SR GNT 2 Cor 11:27 word 13

OET-LV: 27 in _labour and hardship, in watchings often, in famine and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. (CO2_11:27)

OET-RV: 27 I’ve worked often and worked hard, often needing to keep guard, suffered famine and thirst, fasted often, and been cold and lacking clothing. (CO2 11:27)

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

Greek words (1) other than νηστείαις (N-DFP) with a gloss related to ‘fastings’

ACTs 14:23 νηστειῶν (naʸsteiōn) N-GFP ‘elders having prayed with fastings they entrusted them to the’ SR GNT Acts 14:23 word 11

OET-LV: 23 And having _chosen elders for _them in assembly, having _prayed with fastings, they _entrusted them to _the master on whom they _had _believed. (ACT_14:23)

OET-RV: 23 They appointed some elders for each assembly, then they fasted and prayed for the elders—asking the master that they believed in to look after them. (ACT 14:23)

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