Strong's G4434 (Greek)

Greek: πτωχός (ptōchós)

Pronunciation: pto-khos'

Derivation: from πτώσσω (ptṓssō) (to crouch)

Definition: akin to G4422 and the alternate of G4098); a beggar (as cringing), i.e. pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas G3993 properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed)

KJV Renderings: beggar(-ly), poor

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