UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to be quite hungry, considerable hunger, lack of food

Semantic entry: 23.31

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Eat, Drink

Definition: the state of being very hungry, presumably for a considerable period of time and as the result of necessity rather than choice (compare νηστεία[a] ‘fasting,’ 53.65: νηστεία / 53.65: νηστεύω)

Notes: Terms referring to hunger often distinguish varying degrees of hunger and whether the hunger is by necessity or by choice.