νήστης
From LSJ
ὁ γοῦν κυνικὸς Μένιππος ἁλμοπότιν τὴν Μύνδον φησίν (Athenaios 1.34e) → At any rate the Cynic (satirist) Menippus says that Myndus is a brine-drinking town.
English (LSJ)
ου, ὁ,
A one who is fasting, on an empty stomach, Semon.38, Arist.Fr.232, Matro Conv.10; ταῦτα νήστῃ δίδου πιεῖν POxy.1088.44 (i A.D.), cf. SIG1171.9 (Lebena), PLit.Lond. 171 (iii A.D.). II = staminarius, Gloss.
German (Pape)
[Seite 254] ὁ, der Fastende, sp. Form für νῆστις, Matron Ath. III, 134 f.
