πτωχός, -ή, -όν
(< πτώσσω, to crouch, cower), [in LXX for עָנִי, דַּל, רָשׁ, etc.;]
of one who crouches and cowers, hence,
1. as subst., a beggar: Lk 14:13, 2116:20, 22.
2. As adj.,
(a) prop., beggarly: metaph., στοιχεῖα, Ga 4:9 (v. Lft., in l.);
(b) in broader sense (opp. to πλούσιος), poor: Mt 11:519:2126:9, 11, Mk 10:2112:42, 4314:5, 7, Lk 4:187:2218:2219:821:3, Jo 12:5, 6, 813:29, Ro 15:26, II Co 6:10, Ga 2:10, Ja 2:2, 3, 6, Re 13:16; π. τ. κόσμῳ, Ja 2:5; metaph., Lk 6:20, Re 3:17; π. τ. πνεύματι, Mt 5:3.†
SYN.: πένης, q.v.