hunger
From LSJ
τὸ ἀγαθὸν αἱρετόν· τὸ δ' αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν· τὸ δ' ἀρεστὸν ἐπαινετόν· τὸ δ' ἐπαινετὸν καλόν → what is good is chosen, what is chosen is approved, what is approved is admired, what is admired is beautiful
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. λιμός, ὁ, P. πεῖνα, ἡ.
Met., desire: P. and V. ἔρως, ὁ, ἐπιθυμία, ἡ; see desire.
dying of hunger, adj.: V. λιμοθνής.
the pangs of hunger: V. νήστιδες δύαι, αἱ.
verb intransitive
P. and V. πεινῆν (Soph., Fragment and Eur., Fragment).
hunger after: P. πεινῆν (gen.), P. and V. ἐπιθυμεῖν (gen.), ἐφίεσθαι (gen.), ὀρέγεσθαι (gen.), ἐρᾶν (gen.), Ar. and V. ἔρασθαι (gen.).
