Strong's #3523: nestis (pronounced nace'-tis)

from the inseparable negative particle ne- (not) and 2068; not eating, i.e. abstinent from food (religiously):--fasting.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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nēstis

1) fasting, not having eaten

Part of Speech: noun feminine

Relation: from the insep. negative particle ne- (not) and G2068

Citing in TDNT: 4:924, 632

Usage:

This word is used 2 times:

 

Matthew 15:32: "and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint"
Mark 8:3: "And if I send them away fasting to their own houses,"