Berean Strong's Lexicon peinaó: To hunger, to be hungry Original Word: πεινάω Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word "πένης" (penēs), meaning "poor" or "needy." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H7456 (רָעֵב, ra'ev): To be hungry - H7457 (רָעָב, ra'av): Famine, hunger Usage: The verb "peinaó" primarily means to experience hunger or to be in need of food. It is used both literally, to describe physical hunger, and metaphorically, to express a deep spiritual longing or need. In the New Testament, it often conveys a sense of dependence on God for sustenance, both physical and spiritual. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, hunger was a common experience due to the agrarian society's dependence on seasonal harvests and the lack of modern food preservation methods. Hunger was not only a physical condition but also a social and economic issue, often associated with poverty and need. In the Jewish context, hunger could also symbolize spiritual need, as seen in the Hebrew Scriptures where God is depicted as the provider of both physical and spiritual nourishment. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom peina (hunger) Definition to hunger, be hungry NASB Translation going hungry (1), hunger (4), hungry (18). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3983: πεινάωπεινάω, πείνω, infinitive πεινᾶν (Philippians 4:12); future πεινάσω (Luke 6:25; Revelation 7:16); 1 aorist ἐπείνασα — for the earlier forms πεινην, πεινήσω, ἐπείνησα; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., pp. 61 and 204; Winers Grammar, § 13, 3 b.; (Buttmann, 37 (32); 44 (38)); see also διψάω; (from πεινᾷ hunger; (see πένης)); from Homer down; the Sept. for רָעֵב; to hunger, be hungry; a. properly: Matthew 4:2; Matthew 12:1, 3; Matthew 21:18; Matthew 25:35, 37, 42, 44; Mark 2:25; Mark 11:12; Luke 4:2; Luke 6:3, 25; equivalent to to suffer want, Romans 12:20; 1 Corinthians 11:21, 34; to be needy, Luke 1:53; Luke 6:21; Philippians 4:12; in this same sense it is joined with δίψαν, 1 Corinthians 4:11; in figurative discourse, οὐ πεινᾶν καί οὐ δίψαν is used to describe the condition of one who is in need of nothing requisite for his real (spiritual) life and salvation, John 6:35; Revelation 7:16. b. metaphorically, to crave ardently, to seek with eager desire: with the accusative of the thing, τήν δικαιοσύνην, Matthew 5:6 (in the better Greek authors with a genitive as χρημάτων, Xenophon, Cyril 8, 3, 39; συμμαχων, 7, 5, 50; ἐπαινου, oec. 13, 9; cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 10, b. at the end; (Buttmann, § 131, 4); Kuinoel on Matthew 5:6, and see διψάω, 2). From the same as penes (through the idea of pinching toil; "pine"); to famish (absolutely or comparatively); figuratively, to crave -- be an hungered. see GREEK penes Englishman's Concordance Matthew 4:2 V-AIA-3SGRK: τεσσεράκοντα ὕστερον ἐπείνασεν NAS: nights, He then became hungry. KJV: nights, he was afterward an hungred. INT: forty afterward he hungered Matthew 5:6 V-PPA-NMP Matthew 12:1 V-AIA-3P Matthew 12:3 V-AIA-3S Matthew 21:18 V-AIA-3S Matthew 25:35 V-AIA-1S Matthew 25:37 V-PPA-AMS Matthew 25:42 V-AIA-1S Matthew 25:44 V-PPA-AMS Mark 2:25 V-AIA-3S Mark 11:12 V-AIA-3S Luke 1:53 V-PPA-AMP Luke 4:2 V-AIA-3S Luke 6:3 V-AIA-3S Luke 6:21 V-PPA-NMP Luke 6:25 V-FIA-2P John 6:35 V-ASA-3S Romans 12:20 V-PSA-3S 1 Corinthians 4:11 V-PIA-1P 1 Corinthians 11:21 V-PIA-3S 1 Corinthians 11:34 V-PIA-3S Philippians 4:12 V-PNA Revelation 7:16 V-FIA-3P Strong's Greek 3983 |
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