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

Matthew 12:1

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 21:18

In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.

Matthew 25:37

Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?

Luke 6:21

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Matthew 25:44

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?’

Matthew 4:2

After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.

Matthew 25:42

For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Matthew 25:35

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 12:3

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).

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