πένης

penēs

Greek G3993 Noun, masculine 1 occurrence in 1 verse
πένης poor

πένης, -ητος, ὁ

(πένομαι, to work for one's daily bread), [in LXX for אֶבְיוֹן, עָנִי, דַּל, etc. ;]

one who works for his living, a labourer, a poor man: 2Co.9:9.†

SYN.: πτωχός, properly a beggar and implying deeper poverty than π. (see Tr., Syn., § xxxvi, Abbott, Essays, 78) (AS)

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 1 verse

  1. 2 Corinthians 9:9 πένησιν

    As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”

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