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πτωχεύω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πτωχεύω
Greek transliteration: 
ptōcheuō
Simplified transliteration: 
ptocheuo
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐπτώχευσα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4433
GK Number: 
4776
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1a(6)
Gloss: 
to be or become poor
Definition: 
to be a beggar; to be, or become poor, be in poverty, 2 Cor. 8:9*

Greek-English Concordance for πτωχεύω

2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor (eptōcheusen | ἐπτώχευσεν | aor act ind 3 sg), so that you by his poverty might become rich.