Peinaō πεινάω
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| πεινάω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | peinaō |
| Strong's number | G3983 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to hunger |
| Occurrences | 23 in 23 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (9) |
Peinaō (Greek πεινάω, Strong's G3983) is a Greek verb meaning “to hunger”. It occurs 23 times in 23 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πεινάω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for = רָעֵב ;]
to hunger, be hungry: Mat.4:2 12:1, 3 21:18 25:35, 37 25:42, 44, Mrk.2:25 11:12, Luk.1:53 4:2 6:3, Rom.12:20" (LXX), 1Co.4:11 11:21 11:34 Php.4:12, Rev.7:16; metaphorically, Mat.5:6, Luk.6:21, 25, Jhn.6:35.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for = רָעֵב ;]
to hunger, be hungry: Mat.4:2 12:1, 3 21:18 25:35, 37 25:42, 44, Mrk.2:25 11:12, Luk.1:53 4:2 6:3, Rom.12:20" (LXX), 1Co.4:11 11:21 11:34 Php.4:12, Rev.7:16; metaphorically, Mat.5:6, Luk.6:21, 25, Jhn.6:35.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hunger (6), hungred (4), hungry (4), was an hungred (3), hungered (2), i was an hungred (2), was (1), they which do hunger (1), he (1), ye shall hunger (1), shall (1), we (1) |
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| BSB | were hungry (4), he was hungry (3), hungry (3), i was hungry (2), is hungry (2), who hunger (1), was hungry (1), hunger (1), you will hunger (1), will never hunger (1), we are hungry (1), remains hungry (1), and 2 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Peinaō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 4:2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
- Matthew 5:6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- Matthew 12:1At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
- Matthew 12:3But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
- Matthew 21:18Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.
- Matthew 25:35For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
- Matthew 25:37Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?
- Matthew 25:42For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,
- Matthew 25:44Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
Mark
- Mark 2:25And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?
- Mark 11:12And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
Luke
- Luke 1:53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
- Luke 4:2Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
- Luke 6:3And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
- Luke 6:21Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
- Luke 6:25Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
John
- John 6:35And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
Romans
- Romans 12:20Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 4:11Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.
- 1 Corinthians 11:21For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
- 1 Corinthians 11:34And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
Philippians
- Philippians 4:12I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need.
Revelation
- Revelation 7:16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).