Νηστεία

fasting

Translated by Catharine Roth19 Jan 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

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[sc. A word formed] out of the [verb] nhsteu/w ["I fast"]. Also [sc. attested is] nh/stimos ["of abstinence"], [meaning] a day of fasting.¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νηστεία· ἐκ τοῦ νηστεύω. καὶ Νήστιμος, ἡ τῆς νηστείας ἡμέρα.

Betacode

*nhstei/a: e)k tou= nhsteu/w. kai\ *nh/stimos, h( th=s nhstei/as h(me/ra.

Notes (1)

For the headword cf. under alpha 2935.
1cf. Synesius, Epistles 14.4 (plural). ↩

Linked from1 entry

ν346Νῆστιςfaster; intestinum jejunum; fasting, hunger[Meaning] one who lacks food; also the intestine between the belly and the stomach. [sc. The word derives] from the privative particle nh and the [verb] e)/dein ["to eat"], he who is deprived of eating; or from the…

Neighbouring entries

ν343Νῆσοςisland ν344ΝησώπηNesope ν345Νηστείαfasting ν346Νῆστιςfaster; intestinum jejunum; fasting, hunger ν347Νήτηbottom, nete

Revision history3 revisions · last 16 Jun 2013

16 Jun 2013coding, keyword — Catharine Roth
9 Jun 2013notes; more keywords — David Whitehead
20 Jan 2003cosmetics — David Whitehead
19 Jan 2003Translated — Catharine Roth