Strongs Number: G3983
- Greek Word
- πεινάω
- Transliteration
- peinaō
- Phonetic
- pi-nah'-o
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
pine
); to famish (absolutely or comparatively); figuratively to crave - Thayers Definition
-
1. to hunger, be hungry
a. to suffer want
b. to be needy
2. metaph. to crave ardently, to seek with eager desire
- Origin
- From the same as G3993 (through the idea of pinching toil
- Bible Usage
- be an hungered.