from ptosso {to crouch, akin to 4422 and the alternate of 4098)
TDNT:
6:885,969
Part of Speech:
adjective
Usage in the KJV:
poor 30, beggar 2, poor man 1, beggarly 1
Total: 34
Definition:
reduced to beggary, begging, asking alms
destitute of wealth, influence, position, honour
lowly, afflicted, destitute of the Christian virtues and eternal riches
helpless, powerless to accomplish an end
poor, needy
lacking in anything
as respects their spirit
destitute of wealth of learning and intellectual culture which the schools afford (men of this class most readily give themselves up to Christ's teaching and proved them selves fitted to lay hold of the heavenly treasure) For Synonyms see entry 5870