poor

Greek Noun

πτωχός, -ή, -όν (πτώσσω, to crouch, cower), [in LXX for עָנִי, דַּל, רָשׁ, etc;] of one who crouches and cowers, hence, 1) as subst, a beggar: Luk.14:13, 21 16:20, 22. 2) As adj, (a) prop, beggarly: metaphorically, στοιχεῖα, Gal.4:9 (see Lft, in l); (b) in broader sense (opposite to πλούσιος), poor: Mat.11:5 19:21 26:9, 11, Mrk.10:21 12:42-43 14:5, 7, Luk.4:18 7:22 18:22 19:8 21:3, Jhn.12:5-6, 8 13:29, Rom.15:26, 2Co.6:10, Gal.2:10, Jas.2:2-3, 6, Rev.13:16; π. τ. κόσμῳ, Jas.2:5; metaphorically, Luk.6:20, Rev.3:17; π. τ. πνεύματι, Mat.5:3. SYN.: πένης, q.v (AS)

poor

Greek Noun

πτωχός, ή, όν, also ός, όν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— beggar, [Refs 8th c.BC+] beggar-woman, [NT+5th c.BC+] 2) metaphorically, οἱ π. τῷ πνεύματι [NT] II) as adjective, beggarly, πτωχῷ διαίτῃ [NT+5th c.BC+]: with genitive, beggared of, poor in, [πηγὴ] π. νυμφῶν [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.2) comparative πτωχότερος [Refs 4th c.BC+]; proverbial, π. κίγκλου 'as poor as a church mouse', [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative πτωχότατος [Refs 6th c.AD+] II.3) adverb -χῶς poorly, scantily, ἠροτρία π. μέν, ἀλλ᾽ ἀναγκαίως [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

Greek

Adjective

akin to g4422 (πτοέω) and the alternate of g4098 (πίπτω)); a beggar (as cringing), i.e. pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas g3993 (πένης) properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed); beggar(-ly), poor; from (to crouch)