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Lexicon :: Strong's G4434 - ptōchos

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πτωχός
Transliteration
ptōchos (Key)
Pronunciation
pto-khos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ptosso {to crouch, akin to πτοέω (G4422) and the alternate of πίπτω (G4098)}
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:885,969

Trench's Synonyms: xxxvi. πένης, πτωχός.

Strong’s Definitions

πτωχός ptōchós, pto-khos'; from πτώσσω ptṓssō (to crouch); akin to G4422 and the alternate of G4098); a beggar (as cringing), i.e. 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's G4434 in the following manner: poor (30x), beggar (2x), poor man (1x), beggarly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's G4434 in the following manner: poor (30x), beggar (2x), poor man (1x), beggarly (1x).

  1. reduced to beggary, begging, asking alms

  2. destitute of wealth, influence, position, honour

    1. lowly, afflicted, destitute of the Christian virtues and eternal riches

    2. helpless, powerless to accomplish an end

    3. poor, needy

  3. lacking in anything

    1. as respects their spirit

      1. 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)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πτωχός ptōchós, pto-khos'; from πτώσσω ptṓssō (to crouch); akin to G4422 and the alternate of G4098); a beggar (as cringing), i.e. 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.
STRONGS G4434:
πτωχός, πτωχή, πτωχόν (πτώσσω, to be thoroughly frightened, to cower down or hide oneself for fear; hence, πτωχός properly, one who slinks and crouches), often involving the idea of roving about in wretchedness (see πένης, at the end; "but it always had a bad sense till it was ennobled in the Gospels; see Matthew 5:3; Luke 6:20, cf. 2 Corinthians 8:9" (Liddell and Scott, under I.)); hence,
1. in classical Greek from Homer down, reduced to beggary, begging, mendicant, asking alms: Luke 14:13, 21; Luke 16:20, 22.
2. poor, needy (opposed to πλούσιος): Matthew 19:21; Matthew 26:9, 11; Mark 10:21; Mark 12:42, 43; Mark 14:5, 7; Luke 18:22; Luke 19:8; Luke 21:3; John 12:5, 6, 8; John 13:29; Romans 15:26; 2 Corinthians 6:10; Galatians 2:10; James 2:2, 3, 6; Revelation 13:16; in a broader sense, destitute of wealth, influence, position, honors; lowly, afflicted: Matthew 11:5; Luke 4:18 (from Isaiah 61:1); Isa. 6:20; 7:22; οἱ πτωχοί τοῦ κόσμου (partitive genitive), the poor of the human race, James 2:5; but the more correct reading is that of L T Tr WH viz. τῷ κόσμῳ (unto the world), i. e. the ungodly world being judge, cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 4 a.; Buttmann, § 133, 14; (R. V. as to the world (see next head, and cf. κόσμος, 7)). tropically, destitute of the Christian virtues and the eternal riches, Revelation 3:17; like the Latininops, equivalent to helpless, powerless to accomplish an end: στοιχεῖα, Galatians 4:9 (`bringing no rich endowment of spiritual treasure' (Lightfoot)).
3. universally, lacking in anything, with a dative of the respect: τῷ πνεύματι, as respects their spirit, i. e. destitute of the wealth of learning and intellectual culture which the schools afford (men of this class most readily gave themselves up to Christ's teaching and proved themselves fitted to lay hold of the heavenly treasure, Matthew 11:25; John 9:39; 1 Corinthians 1:26, 27; (others make the idea more inward and ethical: 'conscious of their spiritual need')), Matthew 5:3; compare with this the Epistle of Barnabas 19 [ET], see ἔσῃ ἁπλοῦς τῇ καρδία καί πλούσιος τῷ πνεύματι, abounding in Christian graces and the riches of the divine kingdom. (The Sept. for עָנִי, דַּל, רָשׁ, אֶבְיון, etc.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
7:22; 61:1
Matthew
5:3; 5:3; 11:5; 11:25; 19:21; 26:9; 26:11
Mark
10:21; 12:42; 12:43; 14:5; 14:7
Luke
4:18; 6:20; 14:13; 14:21; 16:20; 16:22; 18:22; 19:8; 21:3
John
9:39; 12:5; 12:6; 12:8; 13:29
Romans
15:26
1 Corinthians
1:26; 1:27
2 Corinthians
6:10; 8:9
Galatians
2:10; 4:9
James
2:2; 2:3; 2:5; 2:6
Revelation
3:17; 13:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4434 matches the Greek πτωχός (ptōchos),
which occurs 22 times in 21 verses in 'Pro' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:8 - The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
but a poor man hears no threat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:20 - The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
but the rich has many friends.

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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 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:5 - Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker;
he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:4 - Wealth brings many new friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:7 - All a poor man’s brothers hate him;
how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:17 - Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD,
and he will repay him for his deed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 - What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
and a poor man is better than a liar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:2 - The rich and the poor meet together;
the LORD is the Maker of them all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:7 - The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:9 - Whoever has a bountiful[fn] eye will be blessed,
for he shares his bread with the poor.

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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 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:3 - A poor man who oppresses the poor
is a beating rain that leaves no food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:6 - Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:8 - Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit[fn]
gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15 - Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:27 - Whoever gives to the poor will not want,
but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:7 - A righteous man knows the rights of the poor;
a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:14 - If a king faithfully judges the poor,
his throne will be established forever.

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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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