2 occurrences in 3 translations

'Abstained' in the Bible

The priest replied to David, "I don't have any ordinary bread at my disposal. Only holy bread is available, and then only if your soldiers have abstained from sexual relations with women."

Verse ConceptsAsceticism, TypesPriests, Function In Ot TimesPurity, Nature OfShowbread

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and this man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and abstained from evil.

Verse ConceptsReverence, And ObedienceReward, DivineSuffering, Causes OfGodly Fear, Examples OfFear Of God, Examples OfIndividuals Fearing Godshunning

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Abstain (16 instances)
Abstained (2 instances)
Desist (12 instances)
Refrain (50 instances)

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ἀπέχομαι 
Apechomai 
Usage: 6

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