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πένης

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πένης, ητος, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
penēs
Simplified transliteration: 
penes
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3993
GK Number: 
4288
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3c(1)
Gloss: 
poor
Definition: 
pr. one who labors for his bread; poor, needy, 2 Cor. 9:9*

Greek-English Concordance for πένης

2 Corinthians 9:9 As it is written, “He has distributed generously, he has given to the poor (penēsin | πένησιν | dat pl masc); his righteousness endures forever.”