Ptochos

pto-khos'
Parts of Speech Adjective

Ptochos Definition

  1. reduced to beggary, begging, asking alms
  2. destitute of wealth, influence, position, honour
    1. lowly, afflicted, destitute of the Christian virtues and eternal riches
    2. helpless, powerless to accomplish an end
    3. poor, needy
  3. lacking in anything
    1. as respects their spirit
      1. destitute of wealth of learning and intellectual culture which the schools afford (men of this class most readily give themselves up to Christ's teaching and proved them selves fitted to lay hold of the heavenly treasure)
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
ptwcovß
Origin
from ptosso {to crouch, akin to (4422) and the alternate of (4098))
Strong's Number
4434
TDNT Entry
6:885,969

KJV Word Usage

poor
30
beggar
2
poor man
1
beggarly
1
Total
34

KJV Verse Count

5
5
10
4
1
1
2
4
2
Total
34
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Ptochos". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .

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