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Lexicon :: Strong's G4434 - ptōchos

Aa
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)}
Dictionary Aids

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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“[fn]Blessed G3107 are the poor G4434 in spirit G4151, for theirs G846 is the kingdom G932 of heaven G3772.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:5 - those who are BLIND G5185 RECEIVE G308 SIGHT G308 and those who limp G5560 walk G4043, those with G3015 leprosy G3015 are cleansed G2511 and those who are deaf G2974 hear G191, the dead G3498 are raised G1453, and the POOR G4434 HAVE THE [fn]GOSPEL G2097 PREACHED G2097 TO THEM.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21 - Jesus G2424 said G5346 to him, “If G1487 you want G2309 to be [fn]complete G5046, go G5217 and sell G4453 your possessions G5225 and give G1325 to the poor G4434, and you will have G2192 treasure G2344 in heaven G3772; and come G1204, follow G190 Me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:9 - “For this G3778 perfume could G1410 have been sold G4097 for a high G4183 price G4183 and the money given G1325 to the poor G4434.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:11 - “For you always G3842 have G2192 the poor G4434 with you; but you do not always G3842 have G2192 Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:21 - Looking G1689 at G1689 him, Jesus G2424 showed G25 love G25 to him and said G3004 to him, “One G1520 thing G1520 you lack G5302: go G5217 and sell G4453 all G3745 you possess G2192 and give G1325 to the poor G4434, and you will have G2192 treasure G2344 in heaven G3772; and come G1204, follow G190 Me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:42 - And a poor G4434 widow G5503 came G2064 and put G906 in two G1417 [fn]lepta G3016 coins G3016, which G3739 amount G1510 to a [fn]quadrans G2835.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:43 - Calling G4341 His disciples G3101 to Him, He said G3004 to them, “Truly G281 I say G3004 to you, this G3778 poor G4434 widow G5503 put G906 in more G4183 than all G3956 [fn]the contributors G906 to the treasury G1049;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:5 - “For this G3778 perfume G3464 could G1410 have been sold G4097 for over G1883 three G5145 hundred G5145 [fn]denarii G1220, and the money given G1325 to the poor G4434.” And they were scolding G1690 her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:7 - “For you always G3842 have G2192 the poor G4434 with you, and whenever G3752 you want G2309, you can G1410 do G4160 good G2095 to them; but you do not always G3842 have G2192 Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18 -

“THE SPIRIT G4151 OF THE LORD G2962 IS UPON ME,

BECAUSE G3739 G6025 HE ANOINTED G5548 ME TO BRING G2097 GOOD G2097 NEWS G2097 TO THE POOR G4434.

HE HAS SENT G649 ME TO PROCLAIM G2784 RELEASE G859 TO CAPTIVES G164,

AND RECOVERY G309 OF G309 SIGHT G309 TO THE BLIND G5185,

TO SET G649 FREE G1722 G859 THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED G2352,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:20 -

And He raised G1869 His eyes G3788 toward G1519 His disciples G3101 and began saying G3004, “Blessed G3107 are [fn]you who are poor G4434, for yours G5212 is the kingdom G932 of God G2316.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:22 - And He answered G611 and said G3004 to them, “Go G4198 and report G518 to John G2491 what G3739 you have seen G3708 and heard G191: people G5185 who G5185 were G5185 blind G5185 receive G308 sight G308, people G5560 who limped G5560 walk G4043, people G3015 with G3015 leprosy G3015 are cleansed G2511 and people G2974 who were deaf G2974 hear G191, dead G3498 people G3498 are raised G1453 up G1453, and people G4434 who G4434 are G4434 poor G4434 have the gospel G2097 preached G2097 to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:13 - “But whenever G3752 you give G4160 a [fn]banquet G1403, invite G2564 people G4434 who are poor G4434, who have G376 disabilities G376, who are limping G5560, and people G5185 who G5185 are G5185 blind G5185;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:21 - “And the slave G1401 came G3854 back and reported G518 this G3778 to his master G2962. Then G5119 the head G3617 of G3617 the G3617 household G3617 became G3710 angry G3710 and said G3004 to his slave G1401, ‘Go G1831 out G1831 at once G5030 into the streets G4116 and lanes G4505 of the city G4172 and bring G1521 in G1521 here G5602 those G3588 who are poor G4434, those with disabilities G376, those who are blind G5185, and those who are limping G5560.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:20 - “And a poor G4434 man G4434 named G3686 Lazarus G2976 was laid G906 at his gate G4440, covered G1669 with G1669 sores G1669,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:22 - “Now G1161 it happened G1096 that the poor G4434 man G4434 died G599 and was carried G667 away G667 by the angels G32 to [fn]Abraham’s G11 arms G2859; and the rich G4145 man G4145 also G2532 died G599 and was buried G2290.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:22 - Now G1161 when Jesus G2424 heard G191 this, He said G3004 to him, “One G1520 thing G1520 you still G2089 lack G3007; sell G4453 all G3956 that you possess G2192 and distribute G1239 the money to the poor G4434, and you will have G2192 treasure G2344 in heaven G3772; and come G1204, follow G190 Me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:8 - But Zaccheus G2195 stopped G2476 and said G3004 to the Lord G2962, “Behold G2400, Lord G2962, half G2255 of my possessions G5225 I am giving G1325 to the poor G4434, and if G1487 I have extorted G4811 anything G5100 from anyone G5100, I am giving G591 back G591 four G5073 times G5073 as G5073 much G5073.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:3 - And He said G3004, “Truly G230 I say G3004 to you, this G3778 poor G4434 widow G5503 put G906 in more G4183 than all G3956 of them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:5 - “Why G1223 G5101 was this G3778 perfume G3464 not sold G4097 for three G5145 hundred G5145 [fn]denarii G1220 and the proceeds given G1325 to poor G4434 people?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:6 - Now G1161 he said G3004 this G3778, not because G3754 he cared G3199 about G4012 the poor G4434, but because G3754 he was a thief G2812, and as he kept G2192 the money G1101 box G1101, he used to [fn]steal G941 from G941 what was put G906 into it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:8 - “For you always G3842 have G2192 the poor G4434 with you, but you do not always G3842 have G2192 Me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:29 - For some G5100 were assuming G1380, since G1893 Judas G2455 kept G2192 the money G1101 box G1101, that Jesus G2424 was saying G3004 to him, “Buy G59 the things we need G2192 G5532 for the feast G1859”; or G2228 else G2228, that he was to [fn]give G1325 something G5100 to the poor G4434.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:26 - For Macedonia G3109 and Achaia G882 have been G2106 pleased G2106 to make G4160 a contribution G2842 for the poor G4434 among the [fn]saints G40 in Jerusalem G2419.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:10 - as sorrowful G3076 yet G1161 always G104 rejoicing G5463, as poor G4434 yet G1161 making G4148 many G4183 rich G4148, as having G2192 nothing G3367 and yet possessing G2722 all G3956 things G3956.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:10 - They only G3440 asked us to remember G3421 the poor G4434—the very G846 thing G846 I also G2532 was eager G4704 to do G4160.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:9 - But now G3568 that you have come to know G1097 God G2316, or G1161 rather G3123 to be known G1097 by God G2316, how G4459 is it that you turn G1994 back G1994 again G3825 to the weak G772 and worthless G4434 [fn]elementary G4747 principles G4747, to which G3739 you want G2309 to be enslaved G1398 all G509 over G509 again G3825?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:2 - For if G1437 a man G435 comes G1525 into your [fn]assembly G4864 with a gold G5554 ring G5554 and is dressed in bright G2986 clothes G2066, and a poor G4434 man G4434 in dirty G4508 clothes G2066 also G2532 comes G1525 in G1525,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:3 - and you [fn]pay G1914 special G1914 attention G1914 to the one who is wearing G5409 the bright G2986 clothes G2066, and say G3004, “You sit G2521 here G5602 in a good G2573 place,” and you say G3004 to the poor G4434 man G4434, “You stand G2476 over G1563 there G1563, or G2228 sit G2521 down G2521 by my footstool G5286,”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:5 - Listen G191, my beloved G27 brothers G80 and sisters: did God G2316 not choose G1586 the poor G4434 [fn]of this G3588 world G2889 to be rich G4145 in faith G4102 and heirs G2818 of the kingdom G932 which G3739 He promised G1861 to those G3588 who love G25 Him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:6 - But you have dishonored G818 the poor G4434 man G4434. Is it not the rich G4145 who oppress G2616 you and [fn]personally G846 drag G1670 you into [fn]court G2922?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:17 - ‘Because G3754 you say G3004, “I am G1510 rich G4145, and have become G4147 wealthy G4147, and have G2192 no G3762 need G5532 of anything G3762,” and you do not know G6063 that you are wretched G5005, miserable G1652, poor G4434, blind G5185, and naked G1131,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:16 - And he causes G4160 all G3956, the small G3398 and the great G3173, the rich G4145 and the poor G4434, and the free G1658 and the slaves G1401, [fn]to be given G1325 a mark G5480 on their right G1188 hands G5495 or G2228 on their foreheads G3359,
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