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πτωχεύω

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Gloss: be poor

Transliteration: ptōcheuō

Strong’s: G4433

πτωχεύω
(πτωχός), [in LXX: Jdg.6:6, Psa.79:8 (דָּלַל); Jdg.14:15 A, Pro.23:21 (יָרַשׁ); Psa.34:10 (רוּשׁ), Tob.4:21 * ;]
__1. to be a beggar, to beg (so chiefly in cl.).
__2. to be poor as a beggar, to be destitute, poor: opposite to πλούσιος ὤν, 2Co.8:9.†
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