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Lexicon :: Strong's G3042 - limos

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λιμός
Transliteration
limos (Key)
Pronunciation
lee-mos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from λείπω (G3007) (through the idea of destitution)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:12,820

Strong’s Definitions

λιμός limós, lee-mos'; probably from G3007 (through the idea of destitution); a scarcity of food:—dearth, famine, hunger.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G3042 in the following manner: famine (7x), hunger (3x), dearth (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G3042 in the following manner: famine (7x), hunger (3x), dearth (2x).

  1. scarcity of harvest, famine

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λιμός limós, lee-mos'; probably from G3007 (through the idea of destitution); a scarcity of food:—dearth, famine, hunger.
STRONGS G3042:
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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
18:2
Isaiah
8:21
Matthew
24:7
Mark
13:8
Luke
4:25; 15:14; 15:14; 15:17; 21:11
Acts
7:11; 11:28; 11:28
Romans
8:35
2 Corinthians
11:21
Revelation
6:8; 18:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3042 matches the Greek λιμός (limos),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:7 - فَسَوْفَ تَنْقَلِبُ أُمَّةٌ عَلَى أُمَّةٍ، وَمَمْلَكَةٌ عَلَى مَمْلَكَةٍ، وَتَحْدُثُ مَجَاعَاتٌ وَزَلازِلُ فِي عِدَّةِ أَمَاكِنَ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:8 - فَسَوْفَ تَنْقَلِبُ أُمَّةٌ عَلَى أُمَّةٍ، وَمَمْلَكَةٌ عَلَى مَمْلَكَةٍ، وَتَحْدُثُ زَلازِلُ فِي عِدَّةِ أَمَاكِنَ، كَمَا تَحْدُثُ مَجَاعَاتٌ وَلكِنَّ هَذَا أَوَّلُ الْمَخَاضِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - وَبِالْحَقِيقَةِ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: كَانَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَرَامِلُ كَثِيرَاتٌ فِي زَمَانِ إِيلِيَّا، حِينَ أُغْلِقَتِ السَّمَاءُ ثَلاثَ سِنِينَ وَسِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ، حَتَّى حَدَثَتْ مَجَاعَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ فِي الأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا؛

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:17 - ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ، وَقَالَ: مَا أَكْثَرَ خُدَّامَ أَبِي الْمَأْجُورِينَ الَّذِينَ يَفْضُلُ عَنْهُمُ الْخُبْزُ، وَأَنَا هُنَا أَكَادُ أَهْلِكُ جُوعاً!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:11 - وَتَحْدُثُ فِي عِدَّةِ أَمَاكِنَ زَلازِلُ شَدِيدَةٌ وَمَجَاعَاتٌ وَأَوْبِئَةٌ، وَتَظْهَرُ عَلامَاتٌ مُخِيفَةٌ وَآيَاتٌ عَظِيمَةٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:11 - وَحَدَثَتْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مَجَاعَةٌ فِي مِصْرَ وَكَنْعَانَ، فَقَاسَى آبَاؤُنَا مِنْ ضِيقٍ شَدِيدٍ، إِذْ لَمْ يَجِدُوا الطَّعَامَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:28 - وَبَيْنَهُمْ نَبِيٌّ اسْمُهُ أَغَابُوسُ، تَنَبَّأَ بِوَحْيٍ مِنَ الرُّوحِ أَنَّ مَجَاعَةً عَظِيمَةً سَتَحْدُثُ فِي الْبِلادِ كُلِّهَا. وَقَدْ وَقَعَتْ هذِهِ الْمَجَاعَةُ فِعْلاً فِي عَهْدِ الْقَيْصَرِ كُلُودِيُوسَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:35

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:35 - فَمَنْ سَيَفْصِلُنَا عَنْ مَحَبَّةِ الْمَسِيحِ لَنَا؟ هَلِ الشِّدَّةُ أَمِ الضِّيقُ أَمِ الاِضْطِهَادُ أَمِ الْجُوعُ أَمِ الْعُرْيُ أَمِ الْخَطَرُ أَمِ السَّيْفُ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:27 - وَكَمْ عَانَيْتُ مِنَ التَّعَبِ وَالْكَدِّ وَالسَّهَرِ الطَّوِيلِ، وَالْجُوعِ وَالْعَطَشِ وَالصَّوْمِ الْكَثِيرِ، وَالْبَرْدِ وَالْعُرْيِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:8 - فَرَأَيْتُ حِصَاناً لَوْنُهُ أَخْضَرُ «بَاهِتُ اللَّوْنِ»، اسْمُ رَاكِبِهِ «الْمَوْتُ» يَتْبَعُهُ حِصَانٌ آخَرُ اسْمُ رَاكِبِهِ «الْهَاوِيَةُ»، وَأُعْطِيَا سُلْطَةَ إِبَادَةِ رُبْعِ الأَرْضِ بِالسَّيْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَالْوَبَاءِ وَوُحُوشِ الأَرْضِ الضَّارِيَةِ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:8 - لِذَلِكَ سَتَنْقَضُّ عَلَيْهَا الْبَلايَا فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ، مِنْ مَوْتٍ وَحُزْنٍ وَجُوعٍ، وَسَتَحْتَرِقُ بِالنَّارِ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ الَّذِي يَدِينُهَا هُوَ رَبٌّ قَدِيرٌ.
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