Lexicon :: Strong's G3993 - penēs
πένης
Transliteration
penēs
(Key)
Pronunciation
pen'-ace
Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From a primary peno (to toil for daily subsistence)
Dictionary Aids
Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry
TDNT Reference: 6:37,824
Trench's Synonyms: xxxvi. πένης, πτωχός.
KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G3993 in the following manner: poor (1x).
poor
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Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πένης pénēs, pen'-ace; from a primary πένω pénō (to toil for daily subsistence); starving, i.e.
indigent:—poor. Compare G4434.
STRONGS G3993:
πένης, πένητος, ὁ (πένομαι to work for one's living; the Latinpenuria and Greek πεινάω are akin to it (cf. , p. 1164); hence, πένης equivalent to ἐκ πόνου καί ἐνεργείας τό ζῆν ἔχων, ), poor:
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