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)
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G4434 — πτωχός
ptōchos · poor · Greek
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Matthew 5:3 · πτωχοὶ“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.Matthew 11:5 · πτωχοὶthe blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.Matthew 19:21 · πτωχοῖς·Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”Matthew 26:9 · πτωχοῖς.For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.”Matthew 26:11 · πτωχοὺςFor you always have the poor with you; but you don’t always have me.Mark 10:21 · πτωχοῖςJesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”Mark 12:42 · πτωχὴA poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.Mark 12:43 · πτωχὴHe called his disciples to himself, and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,Mark 14:5 · πτωχοῖς·For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor.” They grumbled against her.Mark 14:7 · πτωχοὺςFor you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me.Luke 4:18 · πτωχοῖς,“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,Luke 6:20 · πτωχοί,He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.Luke 7:22 · πτωχοὶJesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.Luke 14:13 · πτωχούς,But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;Luke 14:21 · πτωχοὺς“That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’Luke 16:20 · πτωχὸςA certain beggar, named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, full of sores,Luke 16:22 · πτωχὸνIt happened that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.Luke 18:22 · πτωχοῖς,When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me.”Luke 19:8 · πτωχοῖςZacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”Luke 21:3 · πτωχὴHe said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,John 12:5 · πτωχοῖς;“Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?”John 12:6 · πτωχῶνNow he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.John 12:8 · πτωχοὺςFor you always have the poor with you, but you don’t always have me.”John 13:29 · πτωχοῖςFor some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus said to him, “Buy what things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.Romans 15:26 · πτωχοὺςFor it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.2 Corinthians 6:10 · πτωχοὶas sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.Galatians 2:10 · πτωχῶνThey only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do.Galatians 4:9 · πτωχὰBut now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?James 2:2 · πτωχὸςFor if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in;James 2:3 · πτωχῷand you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool;”James 2:5 · πτωχοὺςListen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?James 2:6 · πτωχόν.But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?Revelation 3:17 · πτωχὸςBecause you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;Revelation 13:16 · πτωχοὺςHe causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads;