Greek Word Study
πτωχός
ptōchós
G4434

Quick Facts

Strong's Number
G4434
KJV Translations
beggar(-ly)poor
Derivation / Root
from (to crouch);

Definition of ptōchós

πτωχός (ptōchós) 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)

Word Origin

This word comes from (to crouch);

KJV Translation Variants

The Greek word πτωχός (ptōchós) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:

English TranslationStrong's Ref
beggar(-ly)G4434
poorG4434

Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.

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