The meaning of “πεινάω”
Understanding peináō reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
be an hungered. - "pine") - to famish (absolutely or comparatively) - figuratively, to crave
πεινάω
be an hungered. - "pine") - to famish (absolutely or comparatively) - figuratively, to crave
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 21:18 | “Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.” Word: πεινάω (peináō) | |
| Mark 11:12 | “And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:” Word: πεινάω (peináō) | |
| Luke 6:3 | “And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;” Word: πεινάω (peináō) | |
| John 6:35 | “And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” Word: πεινάω (peináō) | |
| Romans 12:20 | “Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.” Word: πεινάω (peináō) |