ἀσιτία asitía

Meaning

fasting (the state)

In the King James Version: abstinence

Derivation: from G777 (ἄσιτος);

Where it is used

• Acts 27:21 After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.