☰ Menu
bible.lockman.org  Home | Search
 
  • Lockman.org
  • About Us

    • About
    • Who we are
    • History
    • Who is Jesus?
    •  
  • Shop / Catalog

    • Digital
    • NASB 2020
    • NASB 1995
    • NASB 1977
    • Amplified
    • NBLA (Spanish)
    • LBLA (Spanish)
    •  
  • NASB

    • NASB
    • Amplified
    • LBLA
    • NBLA
    • Permissions
    •  
Click Here
Bibles by the Case, with free shipping
All New NASB 2020 - 44% off
Save 40% or more on Bibles now! Limited quantities

Questions, answers, or notes on a Bible verse:
(i.e. Gen 1:1)
Read the Bible:
Book Chap:verse
New Window
Translation: Search Range: Search word(s):


Search for your Bible question and answer here:


Results 1 - 2 of 2
 
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse
Results Verse Author ID#
1 Fasting - Limited to food? Matt 4:2 KBurgee 89491
  Fasting - is it limited to just food and drink or is it also abstaining from something? I'm almost clear as to what the answer is but I've heard people from both sides. Can anyone give me a clearer definition?

Thanks!
2 Fasting - Limited to food? Matt 4:2 Radioman2 89492
  fast (Greek: nesteuo, Strong's# 3522)

Definition:
to abstain as a religious exercise from FOOD AND DRINK: either entirely, if the fast lasted but a single day, or from customary and choice nourishment, if it continued several days

(Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Nesteuo". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". Emphasis added.) (www.biblestudytools.net/Lexicons/)

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

fast

1 : to abstain from FOOD

2 : to eat sparingly or abstain from some FOODS

(http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary) (Emphasis added.)


  Up   |    Down    
 Questions and/or Subjects for Matt 4:2   Author 
 significance of the number forty (?)
  
 Did Satan wait to tempt Jesus? (?)
  mylene
 Fasting - Limited to food? (?)
  KBurgee
 fast (Greek: nesteuo, Strong's# 3522) ...
  Radioman2
 how did jesus no eat 40 days? (?)
  notsherlock
 What is the significance of number 40. (?)
  mama grace




bible.lockman.org
Answered Bible Questions
Primary Bible Questions (?)
Bible verses
About StudyBibleForum.com

The Lockman Foundation did not screen Postings. Postings are the opinions of others and may or may not represent a commonly held view.

StudyBibleForum.com Copyright © The Lockman Foundation 2001-2016
Permission to quote guidelines.