πτωχός ptōchos · G4434

poor

πτωχός, -ή, -όν; (πτώσσω, to crouch, cower), [in LXX for עָנִי, דַּל, רָשׁ, etc. ; ] ; of one who crouches and cowers, hence, ; 1. as subst., a beggar: Luk.14:13, 21 16:20, 22. ; 2. As adj., ; (a) prop., beggarly: metaphorically, στοιχεῖα, Gal.4:9 (see Lft., in l); (b) in broader sense (opposite to πλούσιος), poor: Mat.11:5 19:21 26:9, 11, Mrk.10:21 12:42-43 14:5, 7, Luk.4:18 7:22 18:22 19:8 21:3, Jhn.12:5-6, 8 13:29, Rom.15:26, 2Co.6:10, Gal.2:10, Jas.2:2-3, 6, Rev.13:16; π. τ. κόσμῳ, Jas.2:5; metaphorically, Luk.6:20, Rev.3:17; π. τ. πνεύματι, Mat.5:3.†; SYN.: πένης, q.v (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πτωχός, ή, όν, ; also ός, όν []:— beggar, [] beggar-woman, []; 2 metaphorically, οἱ π. τῷ πνεύματι []; II as adjective, beggarly, πτωχῷ διαίτῃ []: with genitive, beggared of, poor in, [πηγὴ] π. νυμφῶν []; II.2 comparative πτωχότερος []; proverbial, π. κίγκλου 'as poor as a church mouse', []: superlative πτωχότατος []; II.3 adverb -χῶς poorly, scantily, ἠροτρία π. μέν, ἀλλ᾽ ἀναγκαίως []

Where it's used 34 times

Matthew 5:3 · Matthew 11:5 · Matthew 19:21 · Matthew 26:9 · Matthew 26:11 · Mark 10:21 · Mark 12:42 · Mark 12:43 · Mark 14:5 · Mark 14:7 · Luke 4:18 · Luke 6:20 · Luke 7:22 · Luke 14:13 · Luke 14:21 · Luke 16:20 · Luke 16:22 · Luke 18:22 · Luke 19:8 · Luke 21:3 · John 12:5 · John 12:6 · John 12:8 · John 13:29 · Romans 15:26 · 2 Corinthians 6:10 · Galatians 2:10 · Galatians 4:9 · James 2:2 · James 2:3 · James 2:5 · James 2:6 · Revelation 3:17 · Revelation 13:16

Source: TBESG G4434; TFLSJ G4434

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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