πτωχεία
ptōcheia
“poverty”
Definition
beggary, i.e. indigence (literally or figuratively)
from G4433 (πτωχεύω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
πτωχεία appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
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.
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