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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 - nor shall you [fn]be partial 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 justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:11 - “For the poor will never cease to be [fn]in the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor 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 he is one of your [fn]countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your [fn]towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:15 - “You shall give him his wages on his day [fn]before the sun sets, for he is poor and sets his [fn]heart on it; so that he will not cry against you to the LORD and it become sin in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:8 - “He raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S,
And He set the world on 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 [fn]said,
“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 except one little ewe lamb
Which he bought and nourished;
And it grew up together with him and his children.
It would eat of his [fn]bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom,
And was like a daughter to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:4 - “Now a traveler came to the rich man,
And he [fn]was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd,
To prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him;
Rather he took the poor man’s ewe 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,
And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted—

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:9 - [fn]The LORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed,
A stronghold in times of trouble;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:12 - For He who [fn]requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:18 - For the needy will not always be forgotten,
Nor the hope of the afflicted 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 hiding places he kills the innocent;
His eyes [fn]stealthily watch for the [fn]unfortunate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:10 - He [fn]crouches, he [fn]bows down,
And the [fn]unfortunate fall [fn]by his mighty ones.

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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 afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 - O LORD, You have heard the desire of the [fn]humble;
You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - The LORD is in His holy temple; the [fn]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 - “Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:26 - The [fn]afflicted will 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 will say, “LORD, who is like You,
Who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him,
And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:17 - Since I am afflicted and needy,
[fn]Let the Lord be mindful of 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 - For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How blessed is he who considers the [fn]helpless;
The LORD will deliver him in a day of [fn]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 needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5 - But I am afflicted and needy;
Hasten 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 - [fn]May he vindicate the [fn]afflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy
And crush 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 for help,
The [fn]afflicted also, and him who has no helper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:13 - He will have compassion on the poor and needy,
And the [fn]lives of the needy he will save.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:19 - Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast;
Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:21 - Let not the oppressed return dishonored;
Let the afflicted and needy praise Your name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:3 - Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:4 - Rescue the weak and needy;
Deliver 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.
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me;
For I am afflicted and needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:41

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:41 - But He sets the needy [fn]securely on high away from affliction,
And makes his 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 lovingkindness,
But persecuted the afflicted and needy man,
And the despondent in heart, to put them to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:22

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:31 - For He stands at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:9 - [fn]He has given freely to the poor,
His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:7 - He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the needy from 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 happy is he who is gracious to the [fn]poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:31 - He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker,
But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 - He who oppresses the poor to make [fn]more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only 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,
Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4 - Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,
Cease from your [fn]consideration of it.

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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 [fn]sees through him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 - There is a [fn]kind of man whose teeth are like swords
And his jaw teeth like knives,
To devour the afflicted from 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 [fn]defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.

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