To be quite hungry, considerable hunger, lack of food
G3523
Greek
UBS
νῆστις
nēstisnace'-tis
Noun Feminine
Definition
the state of being very hungry, presumably for a considerable period of time and as the result of necessity rather than choice (compare {L:νηστεία<SDBG:νηστεία:000000>}[a] ‘fasting,’ {D:53.65})
Semantic Domains
Physiological Processes and States
Etymology
from the inseparable negative particle (not) and G2068 (ἐσθίω);
KJV Translations
fasting
Occurrences2
Frequency Rank#2697