What does προσευχή · καί · νηστεία mean in the Bible?
προσευχή · καί · νηστεία is a Greek phrase meaning "prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)".
Greek · G4335, G2532, G3521
προσευχῇ καὶ νηστείᾳ
Prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel) · and · fasting
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προσευχή G4335 prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)
Pronunciation proseuchḗ
Prayer directed to God as an act of worship, distinct from petition or supplication.
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καί G2532 and
Pronunciation kaí
Coordinates elements while also marking transitions, contrasts, and logical connections beyond simple addition.
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νηστεία G3521 fasting
Pronunciation nēsteía
Voluntary self-denial from food for spiritual purposes, distinct from involuntary hunger.
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What does προσευχῇ καὶ νηστείᾳ (proseuche kai nesteia) mean in the Bible?
προσευχή · καί · νηστεία is a Greek phrase meaning "prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4335, G2532, G3521?
G4335, G2532, G3521 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)
Source Gloss
prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 8 Aligned forms 36 Case pattern Dative (16) Number pattern Singular (20)
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Acts 10:4 · Rev 5:8 2×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Acts 10:31 · Acts 12:5 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 21:13 · Mark 11:17 · Luke 19:46 · Luke 22:45 · Acts 3:1 · Eph 6:18 6×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Rom 1:10 · Eph 1:16 · 1 Thess 1:2 · Phlm 1:4 · Phlm 1:22 5×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 21:22 · Mark 9:29 · Luke 6:12 · Acts 1:14 · Acts 6:4 · Rom 12:12 · 1 Cor 7:5 · Phil 4:6 · Col 4:2 · Jas 5:17 10×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Acts 2:42 · Rom 15:30 · Col 4:12 · 1 Tim 5:5 · Rev 8:3 · Rev 8:4 6×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine 1 Tim 2:1 · 1 Pet 3:7 · 1 Pet 4:7 3×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 16:13 · Acts 16:16 2×
Word Origins
προσευχῇ καὶ νηστείᾳ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain