verb
ptōcheuamō
Greekπτωχεύω (ptōcheuō)
Strong’sG4433
I am in poverty
stem ptōcheu-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πτωχεύω
(< πτωχός), [in LXX: Jg 6:6, Ps 78 (79):8 (דּלל); Jg 14:15 A, Pr 23:21 (ירשׁ); Ps 33 (34):10 (רוּשׁ), To 4:21*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4433 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpto-khyoo'-o
to be a beggar, i.e. (by implication) to become indigent (figuratively)
Fromfrom G4434;
King Jamesbecome poor.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| ptōcheuataἐπτώχευσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | became poor | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ptōcheuamō | ptōcheuame | ptōcheuami | ptōcheuama | ptōcheuamē | ptōcheuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ptōcheuasō | ptōcheuase | ptōcheuasi | ptōcheuasa | ptōcheuasē | ptōcheuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ptōcheuatō | ptōcheuate | ptōcheuati | ptōcheuata1×ἐπτώχευσεν | ptōcheuatē | ptōcheuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ptōcheuanō | ptōcheuane | ptōcheuani | ptōcheuana | ptōcheuanē | ptōcheuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ptōcheuavō | ptōcheuave | ptōcheuavi | ptōcheuava | ptōcheuavē | ptōcheuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ptōcheualō | ptōcheuale | ptōcheuali | ptōcheuala | ptōcheualē | ptōcheualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ptōcheuameiō | ptōcheuameia | ptōcheuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ptōcheuaseiō | ptōcheuaseia | ptōcheuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ptōcheuateiō | ptōcheuateia | ptōcheuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ptōcheuaneiō | ptōcheuaneia | ptōcheuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ptōcheuaveiō | ptōcheuaveia | ptōcheuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ptōcheualeiō | ptōcheualeia | ptōcheualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ptōcheuasōr | ptōcheuasar | ptōcheuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ptōcheuatōr | ptōcheuatar | ptōcheuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ptōcheuavōr | ptōcheuavar | ptōcheuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ptōcheualōr | ptōcheualar | ptōcheualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ptōcheuamoiō | ptōcheuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ptōcheuasoiō | ptōcheuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ptōcheuatoiō | ptōcheuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ptōcheuanoiō | ptōcheuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ptōcheuavoiō | ptōcheuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ptōcheualoiō | ptōcheualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ptōcheuarō | ptōcheuari | ptōcheuara | ptōcheuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ptōcheuarōtos | ptōcheuaritos | ptōcheuaratos | ptōcheuarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
ptōcheu 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
ptōcheuata“became poor”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 8:9“became poor”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.