Strong's G3983 · Greek

πεινάω

peinao · pi-nah'-o

from the same as 3993 (through the idea of pinching toil; "pine"); to famish (absolutely or comparatively); figuratively, to crave

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

πεινάω (G3983)

23 πεινάω , -ῶ , [in LXX chiefly for = רָעֵב ;] to hunger , be hungry : Mt 4:2 12:1 , 3 21:18 25:35 , 37 , 42 , 44 , Mk 2:25 11:12 , Lk 1:53 4:2 6:3 , Ro 12:20 (LXX) , I Co 4:11 11:21 , 34 , Phl 4:12 , Re 7:16 ; metaph., Mt 5:6 , Lk 6:21 , 25 , Jo 6:35 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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