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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.)
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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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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:21 - Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner,
but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:31 - Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker,
but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 - Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22 - Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or crush the afflicted at the gate,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4 - Do not toil to acquire wealth;
be discerning enough to desist.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:11 - A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 - There are those whose teeth are swords,
whose fangs are knives,
to devour the poor from off the earth,
the needy from among mankind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:9 - Open your mouth, judge righteously,
defend the rights of the poor and needy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:20 - She opens her hand to the poor
and reaches out her hands to the needy.
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