ΠΕΙΝΩ, πεινω
PEINŌ, peinō
Sounds Like: pay-NOH
Translations: to hunger, to be hungry, to starve, to suffer want
From the root: ΠΕΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb describes the state of being hungry or experiencing a lack of food. It can also be used metaphorically to mean to suffer want or to have a strong desire for something, often righteousness or spiritual fulfillment.
Inflection: First Person Singular, Present Active Indicative
Strong’s number: G3983 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Tobit — 8:20
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΕΙΝΩ, appear in our texts.
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