ἀσθενής asthenēs

Greek word for “weak” · Strong’s G772 · used 26 times in 24 verses

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Meaning

ἀσθενής -ές; (ἀ- neg., σθένος, strength);

Senses in the lexicon

• weak (20)
• weak: ill (6)

How it is translated

Glosses given for asthenēs in context, with how often each is used:

• weak 13
• sick 6
• weakness 2
• weaker 2
• ailing 1
• without strength 1
• weak things 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

1 Corinthians 8 (3), Matthew 25 (2), Acts 5 (2), 1 Corinthians 1 (2), Matthew 26 (1), Mark 14 (1), Luke 9 (1), Luke 10 (1), Acts 4 (1), Romans 5 (1)

Forms

• ἀσθενεῖς 7
• ἀσθενὴς 4
• ἀσθενῆ 3
• ἀσθενής 2
• ἀσθενοῦς 2
• ἀσθενῶν 2
• ἀσθενὲς 2
• ἀσθενέσιν 2
• ἀσθενέστερα 1
• ἀσθενεστέρῳ 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with asthenēs more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἰσχυρός ischuros “strong” 4
• μωρός mōros “foolish” 3
• γνῶσις gnōsis “knowledge” 3
• πρόθυμος prothumos “eager” 2
• μέν men “on the other hand” 4
• εἰδωλόθυτος eidōlothutos “sacrificed to idols” 2
• ξένος xenos “foreign” 2
• γυμνός gumnos “naked” 2
• σοφός sophos “wise” 2
• πειρασμός peirasmos “temptation/testing” 2
• γρηγορέω grēgoreō “to keep watch” 2
• συνείδησις suneidēsis “conscience” 2

Key verses

The verses using asthenēs that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 26:41 — Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
• Luke 10:9 — And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
• Romans 5:6 — For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
• 1 Corinthians 1:27 — But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are…
• 1 Corinthians 4:10 — We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
• 1 Corinthians 8:9 — But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
• 1 Corinthians 11:30 — For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
• 2 Corinthians 10:10 — For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
• Galatians 4:9 — But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in…
• 1 Thessalonians 5:14 — Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
• Hebrews 7:18 — For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
• 1 Peter 3:7 — Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.