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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

πτωχός

Lemmaπτωχός
Citation formπτωχός, ή, όν
Part of speechadjective
Glosspoor, destitute
Strong’sG4434
Transliterationptōchós
Definitionakin to and the alternate of ); a beggar (as cringing), i.e. pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed)
KJV glosses:--beggar(-ly), poor.
Derivationfrom (to crouch)
SBLGNT occurrences34

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
πτωχὰ
adjective, accusative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----APN-)Galatians 4:9
πτωχὴ
adjective, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-)Mark 12:42
adjective, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-)Mark 12:43
adjective, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-)Luke 21:3
πτωχοὶ
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-)Matthew 11:5
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-)Matthew 5:3
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-)Luke 7:22
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-)2 Corinthians 6:10
πτωχοί
adjective, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-)Luke 6:20
πτωχοῖς
adjective, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-)Matthew 19:21
adjective, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-)Matthew 26:9
adjective, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-)Mark 10:21
adjective, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-)Mark 14:5
adjective, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-)Luke 18:22
adjective, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-)Luke 19:8
adjective, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-)Luke 4:18
adjective, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-)John 12:5
adjective, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-)John 13:29
πτωχὸν
adjective, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-)Luke 16:22
πτωχόν
adjective, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-)James 2:6
πτωχὸς
adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Luke 16:20
adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)James 2:2
adjective, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-)Revelation 3:17
πτωχοὺς
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-)Matthew 26:11
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-)Mark 14:7
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-)Luke 14:21
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-)John 12:8
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-)Romans 15:26
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-)James 2:5
πτωχούς
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-)Luke 14:13
adjective, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-)Revelation 13:16
πτωχῷ
adjective, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-)James 2:3
πτωχῶν
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-)John 12:6
adjective, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-)Galatians 2:10

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: πτωχος.