λιμὸς
limós
famine
A condition of lacking food or suffering from extreme shortage of food; specifically, a period or event marked by widespread hunger or famine. The word primarily denotes a famine, whether caused by natural disaster, war, or other circumstances, but can also refer in a general sense to persistent hunger.
Luke 4:25 · Word #28
Lexicon G3042
| Lemma | λιμός |
| Transliteration | limós |
| Strong's | G3042 |
| Definition | A condition of lacking food or suffering from extreme shortage of food; specifically, a period or event marked by widespread hunger or famine. The word primarily denotes a famine, whether caused by natural disaster, war, or other circumstances, but can also refer in a general sense to persistent hunger. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | famine |
| Literal | famine |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | λιμός |
| Strong's | G3042 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3042-04
famine
| Morphological Notes | Noun; nominative; masculine; singular — functioning as a subject or predicate nominative in its base form. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Famine" directly reflects the noun’s core sense of food-deprivation or widespread lack. As a nominative masculine singular noun, it denotes the condition or event itself in its basic form. |
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