Lexical Definition

‎πεινάω‎ peináō (pi-nah'-o) to hunger ^G:V
from the same as ‎πένης‎ (through the idea of pinching toil

be an hungered.

• "pine")
• to famish (absolutely or comparatively)
• figuratively, to crave

Abbott-Smith

πεινάω, -ῶ, [in LXX chiefly for = רָעֵב;]
to hunger, be hungry: Mt 4:2 12:1, 3 21:18 25:35, 37, 42, 44, Mk 2:25 11:12, Lk 1:53 4:2 6:3, Ro 12:20(LXX), I Co 4:11 11:21, 34, Phl 4:12, Re 7:16; metaph., Mt 5:6, Lk 6:21, 25, Jo 6:35.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

πεινάω-άω,

forms in αε contraction into η not ᾱ (as in διψάω,[Refs 2nd c.AD+], πεινάωῇς, -ῇ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive πεινάωῆν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect πεινάωήμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: imperfect ἐπείνων [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future πεινάωήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later πεινάωάσω [ᾱ] [LXX+NT]: aorist ἐπείνησα [LXX+5th c.BC+]: perfect πεπείνηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: later we find the contraction of αε into ᾱ, ἐπείνας, πεινάωᾷ, -ᾶν, [LXX+NT]: (πεῖνἀ):—to be hungry, πεινάωάων, of a lion, [πεινάωάοντε 16.758; λέοντα.. μέγα πεινάωάοντα 18.162 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; κακῶς π. to be starved, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; thrice in Trag., πεινάωῶσα [πεινάωῶντι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 895, 5th c.BC: Achaeus Tragicus 25; πεινάωᾶντι δὲ μηδὲ ποτένθῃς 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 15.148: \_metaphorically\_, πεινάωῆν φασι τὴν γῆν 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 8.6.2. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]

__II with genitive, hunger after, σίτου δ᾽ οὐκέτ᾽ ἔφη πεινάωήμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.2 metaphorically, hunger, crave after, χρημάτων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; simply, to be in want of, lack, πεινάωῶντες ἀγαθῶν [NT+5th c.BC+]. [ᾱ in un contraction forms in [πεινάωᾶμες (see. διαπεινάωάω) and πεινάωᾶντι 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus ">Refs 8th c.BC+] [same place], and the Attic dialect contractions (-η- from -ηε-) agree; but πεινάωῶντι Doric dialect 3rd.pers. plural present indicative in [Refs 5th c.BC+] codices points to -ᾰοντι.]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Rev.7.16 ☩ LXX.Gen.41.55 ☩ LXX.Deut.25.18 ☩ Rom.12.20 ☩ Matt.5.6}