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Lexicon :: Strong's G3993 - penēs

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πένης
Transliteration
penēs (Key)
Pronunciation
pen'-ace
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From a primary peno (to toil for daily subsistence)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:37,824

Trench's Synonyms: xxxvi. πένης, πτωχός.

Strong’s Definitions

πένης pénēs, pen'-ace; from a primary πένω pénō (to toil for daily subsistence); starving, i.e. indigent:—poor. Compare G4434.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G3993 in the following manner: poor (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G3993 in the following manner: poor (1x).
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πένης pénēs, pen'-ace; from a primary πένω pénō (to toil for daily subsistence); starving, i.e. indigent:—poor. Compare G4434.
STRONGS G3993:
πένης, πένητος, (πένομαι to work for one's living; the Latinpenuria and Greek πεινάω are akin to it (cf. Vanicek, p. 1164); hence, πένης equivalent to ἐκ πόνου καί ἐνεργείας τό ζῆν ἔχων, Etym. Magn.), poor: 2 Corinthians 9:9. (From Sophocles and Herodotus down; the Sept. for אֶבְיון, עָנִי, דַּל, רָשׁ, etc.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Corinthians
9:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3993 matches the Greek πένης (penēs),
which occurs 33 times in 32 verses in 'Psa' in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:9 -

The LORD is a refuge for the persecuted,

a refuge in times of trouble.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:12 -

For the one who seeks an accounting

for bloodshed remembers them;

he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:18 -

For the needy will not always be forgotten;

the hope of the oppressed[fn] will not perish forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:8 -

He waits in ambush near settlements;

he kills the innocent in secret places.

His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:10 -

So he is oppressed and beaten down;

helpless people fall because of the wicked one’s strength.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:12 -

Rise up, LORD God! Lift up your hand.

Do not forget the oppressed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 -

LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble;

you will strengthen their hearts.

You will listen carefully,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 -

The LORD is in his holy temple;

the LORD ​— ​his throne is in heaven.

His eyes watch;

his gaze[fn] examines everyone.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:5 -

“Because of the devastation of the needy

and the groaning of the poor,

I will now rise up,” says the LORD.

“I will provide safety for the one who longs for it.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:26 -

The humble will eat and be satisfied;

those who seek the LORD will praise him.

May your hearts live forever!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:10 -

All my bones will say,

“LORD, who is like you,

rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,

the poor or the needy from one who robs him? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:14 -

The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the[fn] bow

to bring down the poor and needy

and to slaughter those whose way is upright.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:17 -

I am oppressed and needy;

may the Lord think of me.

You are my helper and my deliverer;

my God, do not delay.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:1 -

Happy is one who is considerate of the poor;

the LORD will save him in a day of adversity.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:2 -

both low and high,

rich and poor together.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:33 -

For the LORD listens to the needy

and does not despise

his own who are prisoners.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5 -

I am oppressed and needy;

hurry to me, God.

You are my help and my deliverer;

LORD, do not delay.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:4 -

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,

help the poor,

and crush the oppressor.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:12 -

For he will rescue the poor who cry out

and the afflicted who have no helper.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:13 -

He will have pity on the poor and helpless

and save the lives of the poor.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:19 -

Do not give to beasts the life of your dove;[fn]

do not forget the lives of your poor people forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:21 -

Do not let the oppressed turn away in shame;

let the poor and needy praise your name.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:3 -

“Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless;

uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:4 -

“Rescue the poor and needy;

save them from the power of the wicked.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:1 -

Listen, LORD, and answer me,

for I am poor and needy.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:41 -

But he lifts the needy out of their suffering

and makes their families multiply like flocks.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:16 -

For he did not think to show kindness,

but pursued the suffering, needy, and brokenhearted

in order to put them to death.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:22 -

For I am suffering and needy;

my heart is wounded within me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:31 -

For he stands at the right hand of the needy

to save him from those who would condemn him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:9 -

He distributes freely to the poor;

his righteousness endures forever.

His horn will be exalted in honor.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:7 -

He raises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the trash heap

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:12 -

I[fn] know that the LORD upholds

the just cause of the poor,

justice for the needy.

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