Penichros πενιχρός
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| πενιχρός | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | penichros |
| Strong's number | G3998 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | poor |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Penichros (Greek πενιχρός, Strong's G3998) is a Greek adjective meaning “poor”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | poor (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | poor (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Penichros, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 21:2And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).