Acts 10:10

πρόσπεινος literally carries the sense of “hungering toward”:

• πρός = toward, in the direction of

• πεινός = hungry

So the word conveys hunger as a motivating, goal-directed force, not merely “very hungry.”

It’s a coined or literary term, only found in the New Testament, emphasizing the dynamic or relational aspect of hunger — the person is actively driven or directed by hunger toward something (food, or figuratively toward fulfillment).

The Greek πρός in compounds adds directional/relational nuance rather than simple intensity.