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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 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 - Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:6 - Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:11 - For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:14 - Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:15 - At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:8 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:1 - And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the 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, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:4 - And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:28 - So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth 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 maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not 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 alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:8 - He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:10 - He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:12

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 - LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine 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 try, the children 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 will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:26 - The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:10 - All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:14 - The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:17 - But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, 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 that considereth 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 heareth the poor, and despiseth not 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 unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:4 - He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:12 - For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:13

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:19 - O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:21 - O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy 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: rid them out of 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 thine 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 setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:16 - Because that he remembered not to shew 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 that condemn his soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:9 - He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:7 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

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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 the right of the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:21 - He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:31 - He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 - He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22 - Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4 - Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:11 - The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 - There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as 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 thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

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