Asthenēs ἀσθενής

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Asthenēs
ἀσθενής
Transliterationasthenēs
Strong's numberG772 (G0772G, G0772H)
LanguageGreek
Part of speechadjective
Glossweak
Occurrences26 in 24 verses
Most frequent in1 Corinthians (9)

Asthenēs (Greek ἀσθενής, Strong's G772) is a Greek adjective meaning “weak”. It occurs 26 times in 24 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

G0772G: weak

ἀσθενής -ές
(ἀ- neg., σθένος, strength), [in LXX for עָנִי, etc. ;]
without strength, weak, feeble: 1Co.1:27 4:10 12:22, 2Co.10:10, Gal.4:9, 1Th.5:14, Heb.7:18, 1Pe.3:7. Rhetorically, τό ἀ. τ. θεοῦ, God's action of apparent weakness: 1Co.1:25; of bodily debility, sick, sickly: Mat.25:39 (Rec.) Mat.25:43-44, Luk.9:2 (Rec.) Luk.10:9, Act.4:9 5:15-16 In moral and spiritual sense (MM, see word; Cremer, 526), Mat.26:41, Mrk.14:38, Rom.5:6, 1Co.8:7 8:9-10 9:22 11:30.†
(AS)

G0772H: weak: ill

ἀσθενής -ές
(ἀ- neg., σθένος, strength), [in LXX for עָנִי, etc. ;]
without strength, weak, feeble: 1Co.1:27 4:10 12:22, 2Co.10:10, Gal.4:9, 1Th.5:14, Heb.7:18, 1Pe.3:7. Rhetorically, τό ἀ. τ. θεοῦ, God's action of apparent weakness: 1Co.1:25; of bodily debility, sick, sickly: Mat.25:39 (Rec.) Mat.25:43-44, Luk.9:2 (Rec.) Luk.10:9, Act.4:9 5:15-16 In moral and spiritual sense (MM, see word; Cremer, 526), Mat.26:41, Mrk.14:38, Rom.5:6, 1Co.8:7 8:9-10 9:22 11:30.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVweak (12), sick (5), weakness (2), impotent (1), folks (1), strength (1), things (1), feeble (1), weaker (1)
BSBweak (13), sick (6), lame (1), powerless (1), weakness (1), weak things (1), weaker (1), unimpressive (1), delicate (1)

Verses

Every verse with Asthenēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Luke

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

1 Thessalonians

Hebrews

1 Peter

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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