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πτωχός

ptōchós · Greek · Strong's G4434 · 34 occurrences

What it means

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)

from (to crouch);

How the KJV renders it

beggar, poor

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

Questions this word decides

• Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
• Is purgatory taught in scripture?
• What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
• What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
• Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
• Did Jesus descend into hell?

Where it appears

34 occurrences in the Greek text.

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