G3998: πενιχρός
penichrós · “poor”
Definition
necessitous
KJV translates it as: poor
Word origin: prolongation from the base of G3993 (πένης);
Extended 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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G3998 is translated
- poor ×1
Bible verses with G3998 (penichrós)
Penichrós appears in 1 verse.
- Luke 21:2
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.