Greek word study
πτωχός G4434
- Transliteration
- ptōchós
- KJV glosses
- beggar(-ly), poor
Lexical summary
akin to G4422 (πτοέω) and the alternate of G4098 (πίπτω))
a beggar (as cringing), i.e. pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense
whereas G3993 (πένης) properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
akin to G4422 (πτοέω) and the alternate of G4098 (πίπτω))
a beggar (as cringing), i.e. pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense
whereas G3993 (πένης) properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information