An adjective describing the physical state of hunger or needing food. Luke uses it in Acts 10:10 to describe Peter on the Cornelius household roof: he became hungry and wanted to eat. The simple adjective sets the stage for the vision that follows—in a state of physical hunger, Peter receives a vision about clean and unclean foods that will revolutionize his understanding of Gentile inclusion. Physical hunger becomes the occasion for spiritual paradigm shift about who belongs in God's household.