Dictionary entry

νῆστις

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

νῆστις, -ιος, ὁ, ἡ

(< νη-, neg. prefix, + ἐσθίω),in cl., chiefly poët., [in LXX: Da LXX 6:18 (19) (טְוָת)*;]

not eating, fasting: Mt 15:32, Mk 8:3.†