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Strong's Number G3983

πεινάω
peinao · pi-nah'-o
Transliteration:
peinao{pi-nah'-o}
Word Origin:
from the same as 3993 (through the idea of pinching toil; "pine")
TDNT:
6:12,820
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
"pine"); to famish (absolutely or comparatively); figuratively, to crave
Usage in the KJV:
hunger 10, be an hungred 9, be hungry 1, hungry 3

Total: 23
Occurs 23 times in the Greek text.
Definition:
  1. to hunger, be hungry
    1. to suffer want
    2. to be needy
  2. metaph. to crave ardently, to seek with eager desire
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament