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πεῖνα

πεῖνα, hunger, famine

πεῖνα, Ion. πείνη, ης, ἡ,
  • hunger, famine, πείνη δʼ οὔ ποτε δῆμον ἐπέρχεται Od. 15.407; πεῖνα (v.l. πείνη ) καὶ δίψα Pl. R. 585a; δίψαν . . καὶ πεῖναν ib. 437d; δίψα καὶ πεῖνα Arist. de An. 414b11; πείνην τε καὶ δίψος Pl. Phlb. 34d; πείνη ib. 31e, Ly. 221a: pl., δίψαι καὶ πεῖναι Arist. Rh. 1389a9.
      • 2 metaph., hunger or longing for a thing, διὰ μαθημάτων πείνην Pl. Phlb. 52a. (In nom. and acc. sg. Pl. usu. has πείνη -ην, v. supr.)

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