◄ 3042. limos ►
Strong's Lexicon limos: Famine, hunger Original Word: λιμός Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: limos Pronunciation: lee-MOS Phonetic Spelling: (lee-mos') Definition: a famine, hunger. Meaning: Famine, hunger, scarcity of food. Word Origin: Derived from a primary word λείπω (leípō), meaning "to leave" or "to lack." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H7458 רָעָב (ra'av): Famine, hunger. • H7457 רָעֵב (ra'ev): Hungry, famished. These Hebrew terms are used in the Old Testament to describe similar conditions of scarcity and are often linked to divine judgment or testing, paralleling the New Testament usage of λιμός. Usage: The term λιμός is used in the New Testament to describe periods of severe hunger or famine, often as a sign of divine judgment or as part of eschatological events. Context: The Greek word λιμός (limós) appears in several New Testament passages, primarily in the context of describing famines as significant events that impact societies. In the Berean Standard Bible, λιμός is translated as "famine" or "hunger," and it is often associated with prophetic warnings or as a sign of the end times. In Matthew 24:7, Jesus speaks of famines as one of the signs preceding the end of the age: "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places." Here, λιμός is part of a list of calamities that signal the beginning of birth pains, indicating a period of tribulation. In Acts 11:28, the prophet Agabus predicts a great famine that would spread over the entire Roman world: "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.)" This historical event is corroborated by external sources, confirming the occurrence of such a famine during the reign of Emperor Claudius. The Book of Revelation also uses λιμός in its apocalyptic imagery. In Revelation 6:8, famine is one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse: "So I looked and saw a pale horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. 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." Here, λιμός symbolizes divine judgment and the catastrophic conditions that accompany the end times. The concept of famine in the biblical narrative often serves as a reminder of human dependence on God for sustenance and as a call to repentance and faithfulness. It underscores the transient nature of earthly provisions and the ultimate sovereignty of God over creation. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. word Definition hunger, famine NASB Translation famine (7), famines (3), hunger (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3042: λιμός λιμός, λιμοῦ, ὁ (and ἡ in Doric and later writings; so L T Tr WH in Luke 15:14; Acts 11:28; so, too, in Isaiah 8:21; 1 Kings 18:2; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 188; (Liddell and Scott, under the word at the beginning; WHs Appendix, p. 157a); Buttmann, 12 (11); Winers Grammar, 63 (62) (cf. 36), and 526 (490)); the Sept. very often for רָעָב; hunger: Luke 15:17; Romans 8:35; ἐν λιμῷ καί δίψει, 2 Corinthians 11:21; Xenophon, mem. 1, 4, 13; equivalent to scarcity of harvest, famine: Luke 4:25; Luke 15:14; Acts 7:11; Acts 11:28 (cf. Buttmann, 81 (71)); Revelation 6:8; Revelation 18:8; λιμοί, famines in divers lands, Mark 13:8; λιμοί καί λοιμοί, Matthew 24:7 (L T Tr text WH omit καί λοιμοί); Luke 21:11; Theophilus ad Autol. 2, 9; the two are joined in the singular in Hesiod, Works, 226; Herodotus 7, 171; Philo, vit. Moys. i. § 19; Plutarch, de Isa. et Osir. 47. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance dearth, famine, hunger. Probably from leipo (through the idea of destitution); a scarcity of food -- dearth, famine, hunger. see GREEK leipo Forms and Transliterations λιμοι λιμοί λιμοὶ λιμον λιμόν λιμὸν λιμος λιμός λιμὸς λιμού λιμω λιμώ λιμῷ λίμω λιμώξουσιν λινά λινάς λινή λινήν λινοίς λινοκαλάμη λινούν λοιμοὶ limo limō limoi limoí limoì limôi limō̂i limon limòn limos limós limòs loimoi loimoì Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 24:7 N-NMP GRK: καὶ ἔσονται λιμοὶ καὶ σεισμοὶ NAS: places there will be famines and earthquakes. KJV: there shall be famines, and INT: and there will be famines and earthquakes Mark 13:8 N-NMP GRK: τόπους ἔσονται λιμοί ἀρχὴ ὠδίνων NAS: places; there will [also] be famines. These things KJV: there shall be famines and INT: places there will be famines Beginnings of birth pains [are] Luke 4:25 N-NMS GRK: ὡς ἐγένετο λιμὸς μέγας ἐπὶ NAS: when a great famine came over KJV: when great famine was throughout INT: when there was a famine great upon Luke 15:14 N-NMS GRK: πάντα ἐγένετο λιμὸς ἰσχυρὰ κατὰ NAS: a severe famine occurred KJV: there arose a mighty famine in that INT: all there arose a famine severe throughout Luke 15:17 N-DMS GRK: ἐγὼ δὲ λιμῷ ὧδε ἀπόλλυμαι NAS: but I am dying here with hunger! KJV: I perish with hunger! INT: I however with hunger here am perishing Luke 21:11 N-NMP GRK: κατὰ τόπους λιμοὶ καὶ λοιμοὶ NAS: plagues and famines; and there will be terrors KJV: and famines, and INT: in different places famines and pestilences Acts 7:11 N-NMS GRK: ἦλθεν δὲ λιμὸς ἐφ' ὅλην NAS: Now a famine came over KJV: Now there came a dearth over all INT: came moreover a famine upon whole Acts 11:28 N-AMS GRK: τοῦ πνεύματος λιμὸν μεγάλην μέλλειν NAS: be a great famine all KJV: great dearth throughout INT: the Spirit A famine great is about Romans 8:35 N-NMS GRK: διωγμὸς ἢ λιμὸς ἢ γυμνότης NAS: persecution, or famine, or nakedness, KJV: persecution, or famine, or nakedness, INT: persecution or famine or nakedness 2 Corinthians 11:27 N-DMS GRK: πολλάκις ἐν λιμῷ καὶ δίψει NAS: sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, KJV: often, in hunger and thirst, INT: often in hunger and thirst Revelation 6:8 N-DMS GRK: καὶ ἐν λιμῷ καὶ ἐν NAS: with sword and with famine and with pestilence KJV: and with hunger, and with INT: and with famine and with Revelation 18:8 N-NMS GRK: πένθος καὶ λιμός καὶ ἐν NAS: and mourning and famine, and she will be burned KJV: and famine; and INT: mourning and famine and with Strong's Greek 3042 12 Occurrences λιμῷ — 3 Occ. λιμοὶ — 3 Occ. λιμὸν — 1 Occ. λιμὸς — 5 Occ.