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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 34 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:3 - “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,[fn]
for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:5 - the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21 - Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:9 - “It could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:11 - You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:21 - Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:42 - Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:43 - Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:5 - “It could have been sold for a year’s wages[fn] and the money given to the poor!” So they scolded her harshly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:7 - You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18 - “The Spirit of the LORD is upon me,
for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,
that the blind will see,
that the oppressed will be set free,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:20 - Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said,
“God blesses you who are poor,
for the Kingdom of God is yours.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:22 - Then he told John’s disciples, “Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard—the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:13 - Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:21 - “The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:20 - At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:22 - “Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to be with Abraham.[fn] The rich man also died and was buried,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:22 - When Jesus heard his answer, he said, “There is still one thing you haven’t done. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:8 - Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:3 - “I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, “this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:5 - “That perfume was worth a year’s wages.[fn] It should have been sold and the money given to the poor.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:6 - Not that he cared for the poor—he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciples’ money, he often stole some for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:8 - You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:29 - Since Judas was their treasurer, some thought Jesus was telling him to go and pay for the food or to give some money to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:26 - For you see, the believers in Macedonia and Achaia[fn] have eagerly taken up an offering for the poor among the believers in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:10 - Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:10 - Their only suggestion was that we keep on helping the poor, which I have always been eager to do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:9 - So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual principles of this world?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:2 - For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting[fn] dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:3 - If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, “You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor”—well,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:5 - Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:6 - But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:17 - You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:16 - He required everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead.
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