G4434 — πτωχός (ptōchós)

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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

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G4422 πτοέω ptoéō probably akin to the alternate of G4098 (through the idea of causing to fall) or to G4072 (through that of causing to fly away) to scare frighten
G4098 πίπτω píptō probably akin to G4072 through the idea of alighting to fall (literally or figuratively) fail, fall (down), light on
G3993 πένης pénēs from a primary πένω (pénō) (to toil for daily subsistence) starving, i.e. indigent poor

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.