- Original: ἀσιτία - Transliteration: Asitia - Phonetic: as-ee-tee'-ah - Definition: 1. abstinence from food (whether voluntary or enforced) - Origin: from G777 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G777 ; fasting (the state): - abstinence. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • abstinence, 1 Act 27:21