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Lexicon :: Strong's G3998 - penichros

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πενιχρός
Transliteration
penichros (Key)
Pronunciation
pen-tikh-ros'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Prolongation from the base of πένης (G3993)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
1x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
3x in 3 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:40,824

Strong’s Definitions

πενιχρός penichrós, pen-tikh-ros'; prolongation from the base of G3993; necessitous:—poor.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G3998 in the following manner: poor (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G3998 in the following manner: poor (1x).
  1. needy, poor

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πενιχρός penichrós, pen-tikh-ros'; prolongation from the base of G3993; necessitous:—poor.
STRONGS G3998:
πενιχρός, πενιχρα, πενιχον (from πένομαι, see πένης), needy, poor: Luke 21:2. (Occasionally in Greek authors from Homer, Odyssey 3, 348 down; for עָנִי in Exodus 22:25; for דַּל in Proverbs 29:7.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
22:25
Proverbs
29:7
Luke
21:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3998 matches the Greek πενιχρός (penichros),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:25 - “If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15 - Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:7 - A righteous man knows the rights of the poor;
a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
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