πεῖνα

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Menander, Monostichoi, 642
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Full diacritics: πεῖνα Medium diacritics: πεῖνα Low diacritics: πείνα Capitals: ΠΕΙΝΑ
Transliteration A: peîna Transliteration B: peina Transliteration C: peina Beta Code: pei=na

English (LSJ)

Ion. πείνη, ης, ἡ,

   A hunger, famine, πείνη δ' οὔ ποτε δῆμον ἐπέρχεται Od. 15.407 ; πεῖνα (v.l. πείνη ) καὶ δίψα Pl.R.585a ; δίψαν . . καὶ πεῖναν ib.437d ; δίψα καὶ πεῖνα Arist. de An.414b11 ; πείνην τε καὶ δίψος Pl.Phlb.34d ; πείνη ib. 31e, Ly.221a : pl., δίψαι καὶ πεῖναι Arist. Rh. 1389a9.    2 metaph., hunger or longing for a thing, διὰ μαθημάτων πείνην Pl.Phlb.52a. (In nom. and acc. sg. Pl. usu. has πείνη -ην, v. supr.)