Greek word study

πεινάωpeináō I am hungry, needy

I am hungry, needy, desire earnestly.

Translated in the King James as: be an hungered

Appears 23 times in Scripture

Origin: from the same as G3993 (πένης) (through the idea of pinching toil;

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Where it appears

Matthew 9×
Matt 4:2Matt 5:6Matt 12:1Matt 12:3Matt 21:18Matt 25:35Matt 25:37Matt 25:42Matt 25:44
Mark 2×
Mark 2:25Mark 11:12
Luke 5×
Luke 1:53Luke 4:2Luke 6:3Luke 6:21Luke 6:25
John 1×
John 6:35
Romans 1×
Rom 12:20
1 Corinthians 3×
1 Cor 4:111 Cor 11:211 Cor 11:34
Philippians 1×
Phil 4:12
Revelation 1×
Rev 7:16

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.