Hunger (Noun and Verb), Hungered, Hungry - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Hunger (Noun and Verb), Hungered, Hungry
[ A-1,Noun,G3042, limos ]has the meanings famine" and "hunger;" "hunger" in Luke 15:17; 2 Corinthians 11:27; in Revelation 6:8, RV "famine" (AV, "hunger"). See FAMINE.
[ B-1,Verb,G3983, peinao ]
"to hunger, be hungry, hungered," is used
(a) literally, e.g., Matthew 4:2; Matthew 12:1; Matthew 21:18; Romans 12:20; 1 Corinthians 11:21, 1 Corinthians 11:34; Philippians 4:12; Revelation 7:16; Christ identifies Himself with His saints in speaking of Himself as suffering in their sufferings in this and other respects, Matthew 25:35, Matthew 25:42;
(b) metaphorically, Matthew 5:6; Luke 6:21, Luke 6:25; John 6:35.
[ C-1,Adjective,G4361, prospeinos ]
signifies "hungry" (pros, "intensive," peina, "hunger"), Acts 10:10, AV, "very hungry," RV, "hungry."