- Original: πτωχεύω - Transliteration: Ptocheuo - Phonetic: pto-khyoo'-o - Definition: 1. to be a beggar, to beg, to be poor - Origin: from G4434 - TDNT entry: 20:46,0 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G4434 ; to be a beggar that is (by implication) to become indigent (figuratively): - become poor. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • poor, 1 2 Corinthians 8:9