ΠΕΙΝΗ, πεινη
PEINĒ, peinē
Sounds Like: PAY-nee
Translations: hunger, a hunger, famine, a famine
From the root: ΠΕΙΝΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of hunger or a period of famine. It is used to describe the physical sensation of needing food or a widespread scarcity of food in a region. It can be used in contexts like 'to suffer hunger' or 'there was a great famine in the land'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3983 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 1:3
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