πενιχρός
penichros
G3998
G:A
Greek
poor
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Greek
Language
Penichros describes the widow in Luke 21:2 as poor while she throws two lepta into the offering place.
The attested use describes a woman as poor in the scene where she throws two lepta there.
Senses in use
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Poor woman in the offering scene · dominant
In Luke 21:2, πενιχρὰν is an accusative singular feminine adjective describing the widow who throws two lepta there; the APB renders the verse, “Then he saw a certain poor widow throwing two lepta there.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 21:2, the APB presents the woman as “poor,”.