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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 - "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:5 - The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21 - Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go sell 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 BoxMat 26:9 - It could have been sold at 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 - For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:21 - As Jesus looked at him, he felt love for him and said, "You lack one thing. Go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:42 - And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, worth less than a penny.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:43 - He called his disciples and said to them, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:5 - It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!" So they spoke angrily to her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:7 - For you will always have the poor with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want. 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, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:20 - Then he looked up at his disciples and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:22 - So he answered them, "Go tell John what you have seen and heard: The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news proclaimed to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:13 - But when you host an elaborate meal, 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 - So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave, 'Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:20 - But at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus whose body was covered with sores,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:22 - "Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. 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 this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have 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 - But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, half of my possessions I now give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:3 - He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:5 - "Why wasn't this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:6 - (Now Judas said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:8 - For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:29 - Some thought that, because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him to buy whatever they needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:26 - For Macedonia and Achaia are pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:10 - as sorrowful, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:10 - They requested only that we remember the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:9 - But now that you have come to know God (or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:2 - For if someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:3 - do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say, "You sit here in a good place," and to the poor person, "You stand over there," or "Sit on the floor"?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:5 - Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:6 - But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:17 - Because you say, "I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing," but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:16 - He also caused everyone (small and great, rich and poor, free and slave) to obtain a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.
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