A noun (and adjective) describing someone who is poor but works for their living, as opposed to a beggar or someone wealthy. Classical Greek distinguished the penes (one who works hard and lives frugally) from the ptochos (destitute beggar). In 2 Corinthians 9:9, Paul quotes Psalm 112:9 about God's righteousness enduring and provision for 'the poor.' The term emphasizes honest labor and modest means rather than abject poverty.