νῆστις

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *n̥-h₁d-tis (literally “having no eating”). Cognate with Old Armenian նօթի (nōtʻi, “hungry”). By surface analysis, νη- (nē-) +‎ ἔδω (édō) +‎ -τις (-tis).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

νῆστις • (nêstis) m or f; third declension

  1. fasting (not eating)
  2. hungry
  3. causing hunger

Declension

Third declension of νῆστῐς; νήστῐος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative νῆστῐς
nêstĭs 		νήστῐε
nḗstĭe 		νήστεις
nḗsteis
Genitive νήστῐος / νήστηος
nḗstĭos / nḗstēos 		νηστῐ́οιῐν
nēstĭ́oiĭn 		νηστῐ́ων
nēstĭ́ōn
Dative νήστῐῐ / νήστῑ / νήστηῐ̈ / νήστει
nḗstĭĭ / nḗstī / nḗstēĭ̈ / nḗstei 		νηστῐ́οιῐν
nēstĭ́oiĭn 		νηστῐ́εσσῐ / νηστῐ́εσσῐν / νήστεσῐ / νήστεσῐν / νήστῐσῐ / νήστῐσῐν
nēstĭ́essĭ(n) / nḗstesĭ(n) / nḗstĭsĭ(n)
Accusative νῆστῐν
nêstĭn 		νήστῐε
nḗstĭe 		νήστῐᾰς / νήστηᾰς / νήστῑς
nḗstĭăs / nḗstēăs / nḗstīs
Vocative νῆστῐ
nêstĭ 		νήστῐε
nḗstĭe 		νήστεις
nḗsteis
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
Third declension of ὁ, ἡ νῆστῐς; τοῦ, τῆς νήστῐδος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ, ἡ νῆστῐς
ho, hē nêstĭs 		τὼ νήστῐδε
tṑ nḗstĭde 		οἱ, αἱ νήστῐδες
hoi, hai nḗstĭdes
Genitive τοῦ, τῆς νήστῐδος
toû, tês nḗstĭdos 		τοῖν νηστῐ́δοιν
toîn nēstĭ́doin 		τῶν νηστῐ́δων
tôn nēstĭ́dōn
Dative τῷ, τῇ νήστῐδῐ
tôi, têi nḗstĭdĭ 		τοῖν νηστῐ́δοιν
toîn nēstĭ́doin 		τοῖς, ταῖς νήστῐσῐ / νήστῐσῐν
toîs, taîs nḗstĭsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν, τὴν νήστῐδᾰ
tòn, tḕn nḗstĭdă 		τὼ νήστῐδε
tṑ nḗstĭde 		τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς νήστῐδᾰς
toùs, tā̀s nḗstĭdăs
Vocative νῆστῐς
nêstĭs 		νήστῐδε
nḗstĭde 		νήστῐδες
nḗstĭdes
Notes:

Quotations

  • The Gospel of Mark 8:3:
    καὶ ἐὰν ἀπολύσω αὐτοὺς νήστεις εἰς οἶκον αὐτῶν, ἐκλυθήσονται ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ· τινὲς γὰρ αὐτῶν μακρόθεν ἥκασι.
    kaì eàn apolúsō autoùs nḗsteis eis oîkon autôn, ekluthḗsontai en têi hodôi; tinès gàr autôn makróthen hḗkasi.
    • Translation by KJV
      And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • →⇒ English: nestitherapy

Noun

νῆστις • (nêstis) f (genitive νήστεως); third declension

  1. (anatomy) jejunum (middle part of small intestine)

Declension

Third declension of ἡ νῆστῐς; τῆς νήστεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ νῆστῐς
hē nêstĭs 		τὼ νήστει
tṑ nḗstei 		αἱ νήστεις
hai nḗsteis
Genitive τῆς νήστεως
tês nḗsteōs 		τοῖν νηστέοιν
toîn nēstéoin 		τῶν νήστεων
tôn nḗsteōn
Dative τῇ νήστει
têi nḗstei 		τοῖν νηστέοιν
toîn nēstéoin 		ταῖς νήστεσῐ / νήστεσῐν
taîs nḗstesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν νῆστῐν
tḕn nêstĭn 		τὼ νήστει
tṑ nḗstei 		τᾱ̀ς νήστεις
tā̀s nḗsteis
Vocative νῆστῐ
nêstĭ 		νήστει
nḗstei 		νήστεις
nḗsteis
Notes:

Descendants

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