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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 BoxExo 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:3 - and do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:6 - “Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:11 - There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:14 - Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:15 - Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they may cry to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:8 - He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. “For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; on them he has set the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:1 - The LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:3 - but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:4 - “Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:28 - They caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he heard the cry of the needy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:9 - The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:12 - For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:18 - But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:8 - He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:10 - His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:12 - Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 - You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:5 - “Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will protect them from those who malign them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:26 - The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him— may your hearts live forever!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:10 - My whole being will exclaim, “Who is like you, LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:14 - The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:17 - But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:1 - [fn]For the director of music. A psalm of David. Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the LORD delivers them in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:2 - both low and high, rich and poor alike:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:33 - The LORD hears the needy and does not despise his captive people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5 - But as for me, I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; LORD, do not delay.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:4 - May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:12 - For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:13 - He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:19 - Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:21 - Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:3 - Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:4 - Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver 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. Hear me, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:41

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:41 - But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:16 - For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted.

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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 109:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:31 - For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save their lives from those who would condemn them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:9 - They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, their righteousness endures forever; their horn[fn] will be lifted high in honor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 140:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:12 - I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:21 - It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:31 - Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:16 - One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22 - Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4 - Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:11 - The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 - those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:9 - Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

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