noun · feminine
ptōcheias
Greekπτωχεία (ptōcheia)
Strong’sG4432
beggary, poverty
stem ptōchei-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πτωχεία, -ας, ἡ
(< πτωχεύω), [in LXX chiefly for עֳנִי;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4432 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpto-khi'-ah
beggary, i.e. indigence (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G4433;
King Jamespoverty.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ptōcheias1×πτωχεία | ptōcheiais |
| object accusative | ptōcheian1×πτωχείαν | ptōcheiain |
| direct address vocative | ptōcheiar | ptōcheiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | ptōcheiau | ptōcheiaiu |
| to, for dative | ptōcheia1×πτωχείᾳ | ptōcheiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ptōcheia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
ptōcheias“poverty”subjectnominative singular1×
2 Corinthians 8:2“poverty”hoti en polla dokima thlipsiau tas perisseias tau charau autoiu kai tas kata batheu ptōcheias autoiu perisseuata eis tem ploutem tau haplotau autoiu;In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
ptōcheian“poverty”objectaccusative singular1×
Revelation 2:9“poverty”Oidamē su tan thlipsian kai tan ptōcheian, alla plousios asō, kai tan blasfēmian ek toiu legarōtoiu Ioudaioin arō heautoin, kai ouk alō, alla sunagōgas tou Satanaou.I know your affliction and your poverty — though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.
ptōcheia“poverty”to, fordative singular1×
2 Corinthians 8:9“poverty”gnōskavō gar tan charian tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou, hoti dia vin ptōcheuata plousios arōtos, hina vis ta ekeinou ptōcheia ploutaveia.For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.