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'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

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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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