Strong's G3983 · Greek
πεινάω
peinao · /pi-nah'-o/
Definition
from the same as 3993 (through the idea of pinching toil; "pine"); to famish (absolutely or comparatively); figuratively, to crave:--be an hungered.
KJV: be an hungered
Root / derivation: from the same as 3993 (through the idea of pinching toil
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered πεινάω across 23 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
23 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew9 verses
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
Matthew 5:6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall 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.
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;
Matthew 21:18Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
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:
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?
Matthew 25:42For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no 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?
Mark2 verses
Luke5 verses
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
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.
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;
Luke 6:21Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall 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.
1 Corinthians3 verses
Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
1 Corinthians 11:21For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
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. condemnation: or, judgment
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G3983 (peinao) mean?
from the same as 3993 (through the idea of pinching toil; "pine"); to famish (absolutely or comparatively); figuratively, to crave:--be an hungered.
How many times does G3983 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G3983 (πεινάω) appears in 23 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “hungred.”
How is peinao translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G3983 is rendered as “hungred” (9×), “hunger” (8×), “hungry” (4×), “hungered” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word πεινάω come from?
from the same as 3993 (through the idea of pinching toil