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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, ὁ (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 9 times in 9 verses in 'Pro' in the LXX Greek.

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The one who despises his neighbor sins,

but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.

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The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker,

but one who is kind to the needy honors him.

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Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,

and giving to the rich ​— ​both lead only to poverty.

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Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor,

and don’t crush the oppressed at the city gate,

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Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;

because you know better, stop!

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A rich person is wise in his own eyes,

but a poor one who has discernment sees through him.

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There is a generation whose teeth are swords,

whose fangs are knives,

devouring the oppressed from the land

and the needy from among mankind.

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Speak up, judge righteously,

and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.

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Her hands reach[fn] out to the poor,

and she extends her hands to the needy.

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