- Original: πτωχεία - Transliteration: Ptocheia - Phonetic: pto-khi'-ah - Definition: 1. beggary 2. in the NT poverty a. the condition of one destitute of riches and abundance - Origin: from G4433 - TDNT entry: 20:46,0 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G4433 ; beggary that is indigence (literally or figuratively): - poverty. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • poverty, 2 2 Corinthians 8:2; 2 Corinthians 8:9