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#4434 πτωχός ptochos {pto-khos'}
from ptosso {to crouch, akin to G4422 and the alternate of G4098);
TDNT - 6:885,969; adj
—Greek Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) reduced to beggary, begging, asking alms
2) destitute of wealth, influence, position, honour
2a) lowly, afflicted, destitute of the Christian virtues and
eternal riches
2b) helpless, powerless to accomplish an end
2c) poor, needy
3) lacking in anything
3a) as respects their spirit
3a1) 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)
For Synonyms see entry G5870
—Thayer's (New Testament Greek-English Lexicon)
From πτώσσω [[ptosso]] (to crouch; akin to G4422 and the alternate of G4098); a beggar (as cringing), that is, pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas G3993 properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively ( distressed):—beggar (-ly), poor.
—Strong's (Greek Dictionary of the New Testament)
- #4434.
- πτωχο´ς
- ptōchos; adj. from πτω´σσω ptōssō (to crouch, cower); (of one who crouches and cowers, hence) beggarly, poor:—
- NASB - poor(29), poor man(5), worthless(1).
—NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries
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AV - poor 30, beggar 2, poor man 1, beggarly 1; 34
- beggar
- Luke 16:20, 22.
- beggarly
- Galatians 4:9.
- man
- James 2:2.
- poor
- Matthew 5:3; 11:5; 19:21; 26:9, 11. Mark 10:21; 12:42, 43; 14:5, 7. Luke 4:18; 6:20; 7:22; 14:13, 21; 18:22; 19:8; 21:3. John 12:5, 6, 8; 13:29. Romans 15:26. 2 Corinthians 6:10. Galatians 2:10. James 2:3, 5, 6. Revelation 3:17.
The following translates multiple Greek words:
- poor
- Revelation 13:16.
—Exhaustive Concordance (KJV Translation Frequency & Location)
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