πτωχός ptōchos

Greek word for “poor” · Strong’s G4434 · used 34 times in 34 verses

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Meaning

πτωχός, -ή, -όν; (πτώσσω, to crouch, cower);

How it is translated

Glosses given for ptōchos in context, with how often each is used:

• poor 29
• poor man 3
• poor? 1
• destitute 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

James 2 (4), John 12 (3), Matthew 26 (2), Mark 12 (2), Mark 14 (2), Luke 14 (2), Luke 16 (2), Matthew 5 (1), Matthew 11 (1), Matthew 19 (1)

Forms

• πτωχοῖς 9
• πτωχοὺς 7
• πτωχοὶ 4
• πτωχὴ 3
• πτωχὸς 3
• πτωχῶν 2
• πτωχοί 1
• πτωχούς 1
• πτωχὸν 1
• πτωχὰ 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ptōchos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• τυφλός tuphlos “blind” 6
• πλούσιος plousios “rich” 5
• χωλός chōlos “lame” 4
• δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 8
• βάλλω ballō “to throw” 5
• δεῦρο deuro “come” 3
• πιπράσκω pipraskō “to sell” 3
• θησαυρός thēsauros “treasure” 3
• πωλέω pōleō “to sell” 3
• χήρα chēra “widow” 3
• τριακόσιοι triakosioi “three hundred” 2
• ἀνάπηρος anapēros “crippled” 2

Key verses

The verses using ptōchos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 5:3 — Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 11:5 — The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to…
• Matthew 19:21 — Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
• Luke 4:18 — The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach…
• Luke 6:20 — And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
• Luke 14:21 — So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes…
• Luke 16:22 — And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
• 2 Corinthians 6:10 — As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
• Galatians 4:9 — But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in…
• James 2:5 — Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
• James 2:6 — But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
• Revelation 3:17 — Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind,…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.