- Original: νῆστις - Transliteration: Nestis - Phonetic: nace'-tis - Definition: 1. fasting, not having eaten - Origin: from the insep. negative particle ne- (not) and G2068 - TDNT entry: 19:24,6 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From the negative particle νη nēand G2068 ; not eating that is abstinent from food (religiously): - fasting.