from ptosso {to crouch, akin to (4422) and the alternate of (4098))
Transliterated Word
Phonetic Spelling
Ptochos
pto-khos'
Parts of Speech
TDNT
Adjective
6:885,969
Definition
reduced to beggary, begging, asking alms
destitute of wealth, influence, position, honour
lowly, afflicted, destitute of the Christian virtues and eternal riches
helpless, powerless to accomplish an end
poor, needy
lacking in anything
as respects their spirit
destitute of wealth of learning and intellectual culture which the schools afford (men of this class most readily give themselves up to Christ's teaching and proved them selves fitted to lay hold of the heavenly treasure)
Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Ptochos". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=4434>.
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