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Strong's #4434 - πτωχός

Transliteration

ptōchós

Phonetics

pto-khos'

Origin

from ptosso {to crouch, akin to (G4422) and the alternate of (G4098))

Parts of Speech

Adjective

TDNT

6:885,969

Definition

Thayer's

reduced to beggary, begging, asking alms
destitute of wealth, influence, position, honour
1. lowly, afflicted, destitute of the Christian virtues and eternal riches
2. helpless, powerless to accomplish an end
3. poor, needy
lacking in anything
1. as respects their spirit
  1. 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)

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Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 34 ‑ אֶבְיוֹן (eb‑yone'); 779 ‑ אָרַר (aw‑rar'); 1800 ‑ דַּל (dal); 2489 ‑ חֵלְכָא (khay‑lek‑aw', khay‑lek‑aw'); 6041 ‑ עָנִי (aw‑nee'); 6996 ‑ קָטֹן (kaw‑tawn', kaw‑tone'); 7326 ‑ רוּשׁ (roosh);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (34)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Romans

2 Corinthians

Galatians

James

Revelation

NAS (40)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Romans

2 Corinthians

Galatians

James

Revelation

HCS (34)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Romans

2 Corinthians

Galatians

James

Revelation

BSB (34)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Romans

2 Corinthians

Galatians

James

Revelation

ESV (29)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Romans

2 Corinthians

Galatians

James

Revelation

WEB (34)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Romans

2 Corinthians

Galatians

James

Revelation

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

πτωχός, ή, όν, also ός, όν A. Ag. 1274, S. OC 444, 751: — beggar, Od. 14.400, 18.1, Hdt. 3.14, etc.; πρὸς γὰρ Διός εἰσιν ἅπαντες ξεῖνοί τε πτωχοί τε Od. 6.208, cf. 17.475; πτωχὸς πτωχῷ φθονέει Hes. Op. 26; π. ἀνὴρ ἀλαλήμενος ἐλθών Od. 21.327; π. καὶ ἀλήμονες ἄνδρες 19.74; πτωχοὺς ἀλᾶσθαι E. Med. 515; πτωχοῦ βίος ζῆν ἐστιν μηδὲν ἔχοντα, τοῦ δὲ πένητος ζῆν φειδόμενον Ar. Pl. 552: prov., πτωχοῦ πήρη οὐ πίμπλαται Call. Fr. 360: πτωχή beggar-woman, Ath. 10.453a (so πτωχός (fem.), S. OC 444 ); χήρα πτωχή Mark 12:42 .

2. metaph., οἱ π. τῷ πνεύματι Ev.Matthew 5:3, cf. Ev.Luke 6:20 .

II as Adj., beggarly, πτωχῷ διαίτῃ S. OC 751; π. στοιχεῖα Ep.Galatians 4:9 : c. gen., beggared of, poor in, [ πηγὴ] π. νυμφῶν AP 9.258 ( Antiphan. ).

2. Comp. πτωχότερος Timocl. 6.10; prov., π. κίγκλου 'as poor as a church mouse', Men. 221; irreg. πτωχίστερος Ar. Ach. 425: Sup. πτωχότατος AP 10.50 ( Pall. ).

3. Adv. -χῶς poorly, scantily, ἠροτρία π. μέν, ἀλλ' ἀναγκαίως Babr. 55.2 .

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

πτωχός , -ή , -όν

(< πτώσσω , to crouch, cower),

[in LXX for H6041, H1800, רָשׁ , etc.;]

of one who crouches and cowers, hence,

1. as subst., a beggar: Luke 14:13; Luke 14:21; Luke 16:20; Luke 16:22.

2. As adj.,

(a) prop., beggarly: metaph., στοιχεῖα , Galatians 4:9 (v. Lft., in l);

(b) in broader sense (opp. to πλούσιος ), poor: Matthew 11:5; Matthew 19:21; Matthew 26:9; Matthew 26:11, Mark 10:21; Mark 12:42-43; Mark 14:5; Mark 14:7, Luke 4:18; Luke 7:22; Luke 18:22; Luke 19:8; Luke 21:3, John 12:5-6; John 12:8; John 13:29, Romans 15:26, 2 Corinthians 6:10, Galatians 2:10, James 2:2-3; James 2:6, Revelation 13:16; Papyri τ . κόσμῳ , James 2:5; metaph., Luke 6:20, Revelation 3:17; Papyri τ . πνεύματι , Matthew 5:3.†

SYN.: πένης G3993, q.v.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

πτωχα πτωχά πτωχὰ πτωχη πτωχή πτωχὴ πτωχοι πτωχοί πτωχοὶ πτωχοις πτωχοίς πτωχοῖς πτωχον πτωχόν πτωχὸν πτωχος πτωχός πτωχὸς πτωχού πτωχους πτωχούς πτωχοὺς πτωχω πτωχώ πτωχῷ πτωχων πτωχών πτωχῶν πύγαργον ptocha ptochà ptōcha ptōchà ptoche ptochḕ ptōchē ptōchḕ ptocho ptōchō ptochoi ptochoí ptochoì ptochôi ptōchoi ptōchoí ptōchoì ptōchō̂i ptochois ptochoîs ptōchois ptōchoîs ptochon ptochón ptochòn ptochôn ptōchon ptōchón ptōchòn ptōchōn ptōchō̂n ptochos ptochòs ptōchos ptōchòs ptochous ptochoús ptochoùs ptōchous ptōchoús ptōchoùs

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