Dictionary entry

πτωχεύω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

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*;]

1. to be a beggar, to beg (so chiefly in cl.).

2. to be poor as a beggar, to be destitute, poor: opp. to πλούσιος ὤν, II Co 8:9.†