Strong's Greek · G4434
πτωχός
ptōchós
beggar(-ly), poor
Definition
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)
Derivation
from (to crouch);
Appears 34 times in Scripture
“This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.””
“Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.””
“The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’”
““Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
“The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.”
“Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.””
“The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.”
“The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.”
“Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.”
“Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).