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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4361. πρόσπεινος (prospeinos) -- Hungry, famished</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4361.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/hebrews/8-2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4361.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4361</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4360.htm" title="4360">◄</a> 4361. prospeinos <a href="../greek/4362.htm" title="4362">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">prospeinos: Hungry, famished</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">προσπεῖνος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>prospeinos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>pros-PAY-nos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pros'-pi-nos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Hungry, famished<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>very hungry.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek preposition "πρός" (pros, meaning "toward" or "in addition to") and "πεῖνος" (peinos, meaning "hunger" or "famine").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with hunger is "רָעֵב" (ra'ev), which also means hungry or famished. An example can be found in Deuteronomy 8:3, where it speaks of God humbling the Israelites and letting them hunger to teach them dependence on Him.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "prospeinos" is used to describe a state of being extremely hungry or famished. It conveys a sense of acute hunger, often implying a need for immediate sustenance. In the context of the New Testament, it can be used both literally and metaphorically to describe physical hunger or a deep spiritual longing.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Greco-Roman world, hunger was a common experience due to frequent famines, economic hardships, and the agrarian nature of society. Food scarcity was a significant concern, and being "prospeinos" would have been a relatable condition for many. The concept of hunger also carried spiritual connotations, as it was often used metaphorically to describe a deep yearning for spiritual fulfillment or righteousness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4314.htm">pros</a> and the same as <a href="/greek/3983.htm">peinaó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>hungry<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>hungry (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4361: πρόσπεινος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πρόσπεινος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">προσπεινον</span> (<span class="greek2">πεινᾷ</span> hunger (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">πεινάω</span></span>)), <span class="accented">very</span> (literally, <span class="accented">besides,</span> in accession (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">πρός</span></span>, IV. 2; others (cf. <span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span>) do not recognize any intensive force in <span class="greek2">πρός</span> here)) <span class="accented">hungry</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/10-10.htm">Acts 10:10</a>. Not found elsewhere.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>very hungry. <p>From <a href="/greek/4314.htm">pros</a> and the same as <a href="/greek/3983.htm">peinao</a>; hungering further, i.e. Intensely hungry -- very hungry. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4314.htm">pros</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3983.htm">peinao</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>προσπεινος πρόσπεινος prospeinos próspeinos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 10:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐγένετο δὲ <b>πρόσπεινος</b> καὶ ἤθελεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But he became <span class="itali">hungry</span> and was desiring<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And he became <span class="itali">very hungry,</span> and would<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he became moreover <span class="itali">very hungry</span> and wished<p><b><a href="/greek/4361.htm">Strong's Greek 4361</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4361.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/prospeinos_4361.htm">πρόσπεινος — 1 Occ.</a><br><br><br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4360.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4360"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4360" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4362.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4362"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4362" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>