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G4434

πτωχός


ptochos (pto-khos') adj.
1. a beggar (as cringing), a pauper
2. (figuratively) distressed
3. (literally, as a noun) strictly denoting absolute or public dependency on charity
{also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas G3993 properly means only financial distress in private}
[from ptosso "to crouch", akin to G4422 and the alternate of G4098]
KJV: beggar(-ly), poor
Compare: G3993, G1189
See also: G4422, G4098