ΠΕΝΟΜΕΝΟΣ, πενομενος
PENOMENOS, penomenos
Sounds Like: peh-NO-meh-nos
Translations: poor, needy, impoverished, a poor person, one who is poor, being poor
From the root: ΠΕΝΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is a present middle/passive participle derived from the verb 'πένομαι' (penomai), meaning 'to be poor' or 'to toil'. As a participle, it describes someone who is in a state of being poor or needy. It can function adjectivally to modify a noun (e.g., 'the poor man') or substantively as a noun itself, referring to 'a poor person' or 'one who is poor'. It indicates an ongoing condition of poverty or need.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine, Present, Middle/Passive Participle
Strong’s number: G3993 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 30:15
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.
- ΠΕΝΟΜΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) poor, (to) needy, (to) those who are poor, (to) those who are needy
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