Strong G3998πενιχρός
poor
- Transliteration
- pentichros
- Pronunciation
- pen-tikh-ros'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Prolonged from the base of G3993; necessitous: - poor.
Detailed definition
πενιχρός, -ά, -όν
(πένομαι, see: πένης) [in LXX: Exo.22:25 (עָנִי), Pro.28:15 29:7 (דַּל) *;]
chiefly in Comic poets and late prose (but Plato, Rep., 578 A), = πένης,
needy, poor: Luk.21:2 (for ex. in π., see MM, xix).†
(AS)
(πένομαι, see: πένης) [in LXX: Exo.22:25 (עָנִי), Pro.28:15 29:7 (דַּל) *;]
chiefly in Comic poets and late prose (but Plato, Rep., 578 A), = πένης,
needy, poor: Luk.21:2 (for ex. in π., see MM, xix).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3998 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- poor1
First verses
- Luke 21:2And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
πενιχρ-ός, ά, όν,
poor, needy, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.348, 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 49, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 165, 181, 6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 4.23, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 7.19.)]—poetical word, found in Comedy texts, as [Refs 6th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 976, {5-6th c.BC}: Philetaerus Comicus 4, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Diodorus Epigrammaticus Comedy texts 2.8, in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 578a)], and in later Prose, as [LXX+5th c.BC+ (“PPetr.” 3p.73 (3rd c.BC), 5th-4th c.BC: Socratis et Socraticorum Epistulae cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 3.13.64, LXX.Exo.22.25, etc.; π. δίαιτα 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ οἰκονομίας” p.48 “J.”)]: comparative πενιχρότερος [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.284)], superlative -ότατος[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.21.7)]. adverb -χρῶς[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1252b3 [ῐ)].by nature, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus and 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” cc., also 4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 2.416, elsewhere ῑ by position.])]
poor, needy, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.348, 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 49, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 165, 181, 6th c.BC: Solon Lyricus 4.23, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 7.19.)]—poetical word, found in Comedy texts, as [Refs 6th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 976, {5-6th c.BC}: Philetaerus Comicus 4, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Diodorus Epigrammaticus Comedy texts 2.8, in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 578a)], and in later Prose, as [LXX+5th c.BC+ (“PPetr.” 3p.73 (3rd c.BC), 5th-4th c.BC: Socratis et Socraticorum Epistulae cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 3.13.64, LXX.Exo.22.25, etc.; π. δίαιτα 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ οἰκονομίας” p.48 “J.”)]: comparative πενιχρότερος [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.284)], superlative -ότατος[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.21.7)]. adverb -χρῶς[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1252b3 [ῐ)].by nature, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus and 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” cc., also 4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 2.416, elsewhere ῑ by position.])]