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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 34 times in 32 verses in 'Psa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:2 - The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor;
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:9 - He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;
He lies in wait to catch the poor;
He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:14 - But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief,
To repay it by Your hand.
The helpless commits himself to You;
You are the helper of the fatherless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6 - You shame the counsel of the poor,
But the LORD is his refuge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:24 - For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from Him;
But when He cried to Him, He heard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:16 - Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me,
For I am desolate and afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:6 - This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 68:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:10 - Your congregation dwelt in it;
You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:29 - But I am poor and sorrowful;
Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:32 - The humble shall see this and be glad;
And you who seek God, your hearts shall live.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 72:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:2 - He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 88:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:15 - I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth;
I suffer Your terrors;
I am distraught.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:1 - A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the LORD.

Hear my prayer, O LORD,
And let my cry come to You.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 132:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:15 - I will abundantly bless her provision;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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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