ΠΕΝΟΜΕΝΟΙΣ, πενομενοις
PENOMENOIS, penomenois
Sounds Like: peh-NOH-meh-noys
Translations: (to) poor, (to) needy, (to) those who are poor, (to) those who are needy
From the root: ΠΕΝΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective
Explanation: This word is a present middle/passive participle, dative plural, derived from the verb 'πένομαι' (penomai), meaning 'to be poor' or 'to toil'. As a participle, it functions adjectivally, describing those who are in a state of poverty or need. It is used to refer to 'the poor' or 'the needy' in a general sense, often in contexts discussing social justice or charity.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Dative, Plural, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G3993 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 8:269
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΝΟΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΕΝΟΜΕΝΟΣ — poor, needy, impoverished, a poor person, one who is poor, being poor
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