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ptochos

ptochos {pto-khos'}
Greek: adjective

Possible Definitions:
1) reduced to beggary, begging, asking alms
2) destitute of wealth, influence, position, honour; lowly, afflicted: destitute of the Christian virtues and eternal riches; helpless, powerless to accomplish an end
3) lacking in anything: as respects their spirit, i.e. destitute of wealth of learning and intellectual culture which the schools afford (men of this class most readily give themselves up to Christ's teaching and proved them selves fitted to lay hold of the heavenly treasure)

ptochos {pto-khos'}

Greek: adjective

from ptosso {to crouch, akin to 4422 and the alternate of 4098);

Translated as:

poor (30 times)

beggar (2 times)

poor man (1 time)

beggarly (1 time)

Total: 34 times

Strong's Number 4434

TDNT - 6:885,969