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Strong's Concordance G4434
πτωχός
A readable Greek dictionary entry from Strong's Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Greek form
- πτωχός
- Transliteration
- ptochos
- Pronunciation
- {pto-khos'}
- Occurrences
- Occurrences are not reviewed for this entry yet.
- Glosses
- from ptosso (to crouch); akin to 4422 and the alternate of 4098); a beggar (as cringing), i.e. pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas 3993 properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed):--beggar(-ly), poor.
- Related source reference
- see GREEK for 3993
- Strong’s number
- G4434
- Definition
- from ptosso (to crouch); akin to 4422 and the alternate of 4098); a beggar (as cringing), i.e. pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas 3993 properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed):--beggar(-ly), poor.
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary; CrossWire SWORD StrongsGreek module 2.0; historical public-domain lexicon wording preserved.
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<entryFree n="4434"> <orth>πτωχός</orth><lb/> <orth type="writing">ptwcovs</orth> <orth rend="bold" type="trans">ptochos</orth> <pron rend="italic">{pto-khos'}</pron> <def> from ptosso (to crouch); akin to 4422 and the alternate of 4098); a beggar (as cringing), i.e. pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas 3993 properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed):--beggar(-ly), poor. <lb/> see GREEK for 4422 <lb/> see GREEK for 4098 <lb/> see GREEK for 3993 </def> </entryFree>