Word Study · Strong's G3042 · Greek
λιμός
limos
lee-mos'
Strong's 1890 spelling: limós
“a scarcity of food”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a scarcity of food
Rendered in the KJV as
dearth, famine, hunger.
- 12occurrencesin the New Testament
- 7 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- λιμὸς4
- λιμῷ3
- λιμοὶ2
- λιμοί1
- λιμὸν1
- λιμός,1
How it is rendered · 6
- a famine4
- famines3
- famine2
- famine,1
- hunger1
- with hunger1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSM · 4
- N-NPM · 3
- N-DSM · 2
- N-ASF · 1
- N-DSF · 1
- N-NSF · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Luke4 occurrences
- Luke 4:25λιμὸςlimosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.here: a famine
- Luke 15:14λιμὸςlimosnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAfter he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.here: a famine
- Luke 15:17λιμῷlimōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularFinally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!here: with hunger
- Luke 21:11λιμοὶlimoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThere will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.here: famines
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 7:11λιμὸςlimosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.here: a famine
- Acts 11:28λιμὸνlimonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularOne of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)here: a famine
2 Corinthians1 occurrence
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 6:8λιμῷlimōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularThen I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.here: famine
- Revelation 18:8λιμός,limosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularTherefore her plagues will come in one day— death and grief and famine— and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”here: famine,