Greek · G4434, G376, G5185, G5560 · unreviewed

πτωχούς ... ἀναπείρους ... τυφλούς ... χωλούς

Poor · crippled · blind · lame

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πτωχός G4434 poor

Pronunciation ptōchós

Etymologically rooted in "crouch/cower," emphasizing degradation and powerlessness, not mere lack.

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ἀνάπηρος G376 crippled

Pronunciation anápēros

Severe physical disability rendering someone socially marginalized and excluded from temple worship.

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τυφλός G5185 blind

Pronunciation typhlós

Blind describes both physical sight loss and spiritual inability to perceive divine truth or moral reality

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χωλός G5560 lame

Pronunciation chōlós

Physically disabled person unable to walk properly; Jesus's healing miracles frequently feature this condition.

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What does πτωχούς ... ἀναπείρους ... τυφλούς ... χωλούς (ptōchous ... anapeirous ... typhlous ... chōlous) mean in the Bible?

πτωχός · ἀνάπηρος · τυφλός · χωλός is a Greek word meaning "poor, crippled, blind, lame".

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Meaning

poor, crippled, blind, lame

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 5:3 · Matt 11:5 · Luke 6:20 · Luke 7:22 · 2 Cor 6:10 5×

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 12:42 · Mark 12:43 · Luke 21:3 3×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 16:20 · Jas 2:2 · Rev 3:17 3×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine John 12:6 · Gal 2:10 2×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 19:21 · Matt 26:9 · Mark 10:21 · Mark 14:5 · Luke 4:18 · Luke 18:22 · Luke 19:8 · John 12:5 · John 13:29 9×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Jas 2:3 1×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 26:11 · Mark 14:7 · Luke 14:13 · Luke 14:21 · John 12:8 · Rom 15:26 · Jas 2:5 · Rev 13:16 8×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 16:22 · Jas 2:6 2×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Gal 4:9 1×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 14 — Kingdom Humility, Banquet Mercy, and the Cost of Discipleship Luke 4 — The Spirit-Anointed Son Tested, Rejected, and Proclaiming the Kingdom Luke 6 — The Lord of the Sabbath Forms a Kingdom People Luke 7 — The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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