Very hungry
πρόσπεινοςStrong’s G4361prospeinos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Prospeinos is the Greek word usually translated “hungry”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,”
Meaning
Usually translated “hungry”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- hungry 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
πρόσπεινος prospeinos · very hungry
πρόσπεινος, -ον (πεῖωα, hunger), hungry: Act.10:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “hungry” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HUN'GRY, adjective
Having a keen appetite; feeling pain or uneasiness from want of food. Eat only when you are hungry
- Having an eager desire.
- Lean; emaciated, as if reduced by hunger.
- Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; requiring substances to enrich itself; as a hungry soil; a hungry gravel.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.