λιμός

greekNew TestamentNoun12 occurrences7 books12 verses

Definition

λιμός, -οῦ, ὁ

(so in Att..; in Dor. ἡ, and so sometimes in LXX, see Th., Gr., 146; in NT: Luke 15:14, Acts 11:28; cf. M, Pr., 60), [in LXX chiefly for רָעָב ;]

hunger, famine: Luke 4:25; 15:14, 17, Acts 7:11" (LXX) Acts 11:28, Romans 8:35, Revelation 6:8; 18:8; λ. καὶ δίψος, 2 Corinthians 11:27; pl., Matthew 24:7, Mark 13:8, Luke 21:11.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as λιμός:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

12 total
  1. Matthew 24:7λιμοὶ · famines
    Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
  2. Mark 13:8λιμοί · famines
    Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
  3. Luke 4:25λιμὸς · famine
    But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
  4. Luke 15:14λιμὸς · famine
    After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.
  5. Luke 15:17λιμῷ · starving
    Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!
  6. Luke 21:11λιμοὶ · famines
    There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
  7. Acts 7:11λιμὸς · famine
    Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
  8. Acts 11:28λιμὸν · famine
    One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)
  9. Romans 8:35λιμὸς · famine
    Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
  10. 2 Corinthians 11:27λιμῷ · hunger
    …in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
  11. Revelation 6:8λιμῷ · famine
    Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.
  12. Revelation 18:8λιμός · famine
    Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”