hunger
From LSJ
Λιμὴν πέφυκε πᾶσι παιδεία βροτοῖς → Omnibus doctrina portus est mortalibus → Ein Hafen ist die Bildung allen Sterblichen
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.).
