Word Study · Strong's G3983 · Greek
πεινάω
peinao
pi-nah'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: peináō
“to famish (absolutely or comparatively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to famish (absolutely or comparatively); figuratively, to crave
Rendered in the KJV as
be an hungered.
- 23occurrencesin the New Testament
- 8 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 23 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- ἐπείνασεν3
- ἐπείνασεν.3
- ἐπείνασα2
- πεινᾷ,2
- πεινῶντα2
- πεινῶντες2
- ἐπείνασαν1
- ἐπείνασεν,1
- πεινᾷ1
- πεινᾶν1
- πεινάσετε.¶1
- πεινάσῃ,1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 15
- hungering4
- He was hungry.3
- hungered2
- I hungered2
- is hungry,2
- [Those] hungering1
- He became hungry,1
- he was hungry1
- may hunger,1
- shall hunger1
- they will hunger1
- to hunger1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 13
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular7
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singular2
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singular2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1
- verb · future active, statement · 2nd person plural1
- verb · future active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present active, statement · 1st person plural1
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAI-3S · 7
- V-AAI-1S · 2
- V-PAI-3S · 2
- V-PAP-ASM · 2
- V-PAP-NPM · 2
- V-AAI-3P · 1
- V-AAS-3S · 1
- V-FAI-2P · 1
- V-FAI-3P · 1
- V-PAI-1P · 1
- V-PAN · 1
- V-PAP-APM · 1
All 23, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew9 occurrences
- Matthew 4:2ἐπείνασεν.epeinasenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAfter fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.here: He was hungry.
- Matthew 5:6πεινῶντεςpeinōntesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralBlessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.here: hungering
- Matthew 12:1ἐπείνασανepeinasanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralAt 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.here: hungered
- Matthew 12:3ἐπείνασενepeinasenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularJesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?here: he was hungry
- Matthew 21:18ἐπείνασεν,epeinasenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularIn the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.here: He became hungry,
- Matthew 25:35ἐπείνασαepeinasaverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singularFor 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,here: I hungered
- Matthew 25:37πεινῶνταpeinōntaverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularThen the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?here: hungering
- Matthew 25:42ἐπείνασαepeinasaverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singularFor I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,here: I hungered
- Matthew 25:44πεινῶνταpeinōntaverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularAnd 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?’here: hungering
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 2:25ἐπείνασενepeinasenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularJesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?here: hungered
- Mark 11:12ἐπείνασεν.epeinasenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThe next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.here: He was hungry.
Luke5 occurrences
- Luke 1:53πεινῶνταςpeinōntasverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralHe has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.here: [Those] hungering
- Luke 4:2ἐπείνασεν.epeinasenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularwhere for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.here: He was hungry.
- Luke 6:3ἐπείνασενepeinasenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularJesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?here: was hungry
- Luke 6:21πεινῶντεςpeinōntesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralBlessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.here: hungering
- Luke 6:25πεινάσετε.¶peinaseteverb · future active, statement · 2nd person pluralWoe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.here: you will hunger.
1 Corinthians3 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 4:11πεινῶμενpeinōmenverb · present active, statement · 1st person pluralTo this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.here: we hunger
- 1 Corinthians 11:21πεινᾷ,peinaverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularFor as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.here: is hungry,
- 1 Corinthians 11:34πεινᾷ,peinaverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularIf anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.here: is hungry,