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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 71 times in 69 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 23:3–Pro 31:9)

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:3 - “You shall not show partiality to a poor man in his dispute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:6 - “You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:11 - “For the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:14 - “You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:15 - “Each day you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; lest he cry out against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:8 - He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.

“For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s,
And He has set the world upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:1 - Then the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him: “There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:3 - “But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:4 - “And a traveler came to the rich man, who refused to take from his own flock and from his own herd to prepare one for the wayfaring man who had come to him; but he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:28 - So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him;
For He hears the cry of the afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:9 - The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed,
A refuge in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:12 - When He avenges blood, He remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the humble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:18 - For the needy shall not always be forgotten;
The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:8 - He sits in the lurking places of the villages;
In the secret places he murders the innocent;
His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:10 - So he crouches, he lies low,
That the helpless may fall by his strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:12 - Arise, O LORD!
O God, lift up Your hand!
Do not forget the humble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 - LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will prepare their heart;
You will cause Your ear to hear,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - The LORD is in His holy temple,
The LORD’s throne is in heaven;
His eyes behold,
His eyelids test the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:5 - “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the LORD;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:26 - The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the LORD.
Let your heart live forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:10 - All my bones shall say,
“LORD, who is like You,
Delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him,
Yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:14 - The wicked have drawn the sword
And have bent their bow,
To cast down the poor and needy,
To slay those who are of upright conduct.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:17 - But I am poor and needy;
Yet the LORD thinks upon me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Do not delay, O my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:1 - To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

Blessed is he who considers the poor;
The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:2 - Both low and high,
Rich and poor together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:33 - For the LORD hears the poor,
And does not despise His prisoners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5 - But I am poor and needy;
Make haste to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
O LORD, do not delay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:4 - He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will break in pieces the oppressor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:12 - For He will deliver the needy when he cries,
The poor also, and him who has no helper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:13 - He will spare the poor and needy,
And will save the souls of the needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:19 - Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast!
Do not forget the life of Your poor forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:21 - Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed!
Let the poor and needy praise Your name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:3 - Defend the poor and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:4 - Deliver the poor and needy;
Free them from the hand of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:1 - A Prayer of David.

Bow down Your ear, O LORD, hear me;
For I am poor and needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:41

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:41 - Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction,
And makes their families like a flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:16 - Because he did not remember to show mercy,
But persecuted the poor and needy man,
That he might even slay the broken in heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:22 - For I am poor and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:31 - For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor,
To save him from those who condemn him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:9 - He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted with honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:7 - He raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the needy out of the ash heap,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:12 - I know that the LORD will maintain
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:21 - He who despises his neighbor sins;
But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:31 - He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker,
But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 - He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,
And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22 - Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4 - Do not overwork to be rich;
Because of your own understanding, cease!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:11 - The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding searches him out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 - There is a generation whose teeth are like swords,
And whose fangs are like knives,
To devour the poor from off the earth,
And the needy from among men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:9 - Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And plead the cause of the poor and needy.

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