Strong's Greek · G3983
πεινάω
peináō
be an hungered
Definition
"pine"); to famish (absolutely or comparatively); figuratively, to crave
Derivation
from the same as G3993 (πένης) (through the idea of pinching toil;
Appears 23 times in Scripture
“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.”
“In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.”
“Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?”
“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.”
“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?’”
“After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.”
“For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,”
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”
“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,”
“Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).