What does πτωχεύω (ptōcheúō) mean in the Bible?
πτωχεύω (ptōcheúō) is a Greek word meaning "be poor".
Greek · G4433
πτωχεύω
Be poor
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πτωχεύωG4433
Pronunciationptōcheúō
What does πτωχεύω (ptōcheúō) mean in the Bible?
πτωχεύω (ptōcheúō) is a Greek word meaning "be poor".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4433?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include He became poor (1).
Where does πτωχεύω (ptōcheúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 8:9. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItHe became poor1×2 Corinthians 8:9
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Usage map
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First aligned row2 Corinthians 8:9
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
2 Corinthians1
Source forms
ἐπτώχευσεν1xeptōcheusen2 Corinthians 8:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1x2 Corinthians 8:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. be poor
Strong'sG4433
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
be poor
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 8:9Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπτώχευσε,eptwceusen
I am in poverty
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms1TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist Active2 Cor 8:91×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
πτωχεύω is built from this root: