Ptōchós — G4434

G4434 · Greek — πτωχός

Pronunciation: pto-khos'

Definition

adjective

akin to

  1. in classical Greek from Homer down, reduced to beggary, begging, mendicant, asking alms
  2. poor, needy (opposed to πλούσιος)
  3. universally, lacking in anything, with a dative of the respect

Usually translated as

poor, beggar, beggarly

Origin

from ptṓssō (to crouch)

Occurrences

Ptōchós occurs 34 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (5), Mark (5), Luke (10), John (4), Romans (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Galatians (2), James (4), Revelation (2)

Strong's Lexicon — P