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Lexicon :: Strong's G770 - astheneō

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ἀσθενέω
Transliteration
astheneō (Key)
Pronunciation
as-then-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
33x in 15 unique form(s) TR
36x in 16 unique form(s) LXX
57x in 20 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:490,83

Strong’s Definitions

ἀσθενέω asthenéō, as-then-eh'-o; from G772; to be feeble (in any sense):—be diseased, impotent folk (man), (be) sick, (be, be made) weak.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's G770 in the following manner: be weak (12x), be sick (10x), sick (7x), weak (3x), impotent man (1x), be diseased (1x), be made weak (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's G770 in the following manner: be weak (12x), be sick (10x), sick (7x), weak (3x), impotent man (1x), be diseased (1x), be made weak (1x).

  1. to be weak, feeble, to be without strength, powerless

  2. to be weak in means, needy, poor

  3. to be feeble, sick

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀσθενέω asthenéō, as-then-eh'-o; from G772; to be feeble (in any sense):—be diseased, impotent folk (man), (be) sick, (be, be made) weak.
STRONGS G770:
ἀσθενέω, -ῶ; imperfect ἠσθένουν; perfect ἠσθένηκα (2 Corinthians 11:21 L T Tr WH); 1 aorist ἠσθένησα; (ἀσθενής); [from Euripides down]; to be weak, feeble; universally, to be without strength, powerless: Romans 8:3; rhetorically, of one who purposely abstains from the use of his strength, 2 Corinthians 13:4; and of one who has no occasion to prove his strength, 2 Corinthians 13:9; contextually, to be unable to wield and hold sway over others, 2 Corinthians 11:21; by oxymoron, ὅταν ἀσθενῶ, τότε δυνατός εἰμι when I am weak in human strength, then am I strong in strength divine, 2 Corinthians 12:10; εἴς τινα, to be weak towards one, 2 Corinthians 13:3; with a dative of the respect added: πίστει, to be weak in faith, Romans 4:19; πίστει, to be doubtful about things lawful and unlawful to a Christian, Romans 14:1; simple ἀσθενεῖν with the same idea suggested, Romans 14:2, 21 [T WH omit; Tr marginal reading brackets]; 1 Corinthians 8:9 Rec., 11f; τίς ἀσθενεῖ, καὶ οὐκ ἀσθενῶ; who is weak (in his feelings and conviction about things lawful), and I am not filled with a compassionate sense of the same weakness? 2 Corinthians 11:29. contextually, to be weak in means, needy, poor: Acts 20:35 (so [Aristophanes pax 636]; Euripides, in Stobaeus, 145 vol. 2:168, Gaisf. edition), cf. DeWette [more fully Hackett, per contra Meyer] at the passage. Specially of debility in health: with νόσοις added, Luke 4:40; simply, to be feeble, sick: Luke 7:10 [R G Tr marginal reading brackets]; Matthew 25:36, 39 L text T Tr WH; John 4:46; John 11:1-3, 6; Acts 9:37; Philippians 2:26; 2 Timothy 4:20; James 5:14; οἱ ἀσθενοῦντες, and ἀσθενοῦντες, the sick, sick folks: Matthew 10:8; Mark 6:56; Luke 9:2 Rec.; John 5:3, 7, 13 Tdf.; John 6:2; Acts 19:12.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
10:8; 25:36; 25:39
Mark
6:56
Luke
4:40; 7:10; 9:2
John
4:46; 5:3; 5:7; 5:13; 6:2; 11:1; 11:2; 11:3; 11:6
Acts
9:37; 19:12; 20:35
Romans
4:19; 8:3; 14:1; 14:2; 14:21
1 Corinthians
8:9
2 Corinthians
11:21; 11:21; 11:29; 12:10; 13:3; 13:4; 13:9
Philippians
2:26
2 Timothy
4:20
James
5:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G770 matches the Greek ἀσθενέω (astheneō),
which occurs 57 times in 54 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Jdg 16:7–Nah 2:5)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:7 - Samson replied, “If I were tied up with seven new bowstrings that have not yet been dried, I would become as weak as anyone else.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:11 - Samson replied, “If I were tied up with brand-new ropes that had never been used, I would become as weak as anyone else.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:17 - Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. “My hair has never been cut,” he confessed, “for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:4 - The bow of the mighty is now broken,
and those who stumbled are now strong.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:5 - Those who were well fed are now starving,
and those who were starving are now full.
The childless woman now has seven children,
and the woman with many children wastes away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:1 - That was the beginning of a long war between those who were loyal to Saul and those loyal to David. As time passed David became stronger and stronger, while Saul’s dynasty became weaker and weaker.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26 - That is why their people have so little power
and are so frightened and confused.
They are as weak as grass,
as easily trampled as tender green shoots.
They are like grass sprouting on a housetop,
scorched before it can grow lush and tall.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:15 - Then the four men just mentioned by name came forward and distributed clothes from the plunder to the prisoners who were naked. They provided clothing and sandals to wear, gave them enough food and drink, and dressed their wounds with olive oil. They put those who were weak on donkeys and took all the prisoners back to their own people in Jericho, the city of palms. Then they returned to Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:4 - Your words have supported those who were falling;
you encouraged those with shaky knees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:4 - They sink a mine shaft into the earth
far from where anyone lives.
They descend on ropes, swinging back and forth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:3 - My enemies retreated;
they staggered and died when you appeared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:36 - You have made a wide path for my feet
to keep them from slipping.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:1 - A psalm of David.

Declare me innocent, O LORD,
for I have acted with integrity;
I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:2 - When evil people come to devour me,
when my enemies and foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:10 - I am dying from grief;
my years are shortened by sadness.
Sin has drained my strength;
I am wasting away from within.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:7 - May they disappear like water into thirsty ground.
Make their weapons useless in their hands.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:9 - You sent abundant rain, O God,
to refresh the weary land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:9 - My eyes are blinded by my tears.
Each day I beg for your help, O LORD;
I lift my hands to you for mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:12 - That is why he broke them with hard labor;
they fell, and no one was there to help them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:24 - My knees are weak from fasting,
and I am skin and bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:16 - The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:4 - Tell him to stop worrying. Tell him he doesn’t need to fear the fierce anger of those two burned-out embers, King Rezin of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:20 - The bed you have made is too short to lie on.
The blankets are too narrow to cover you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:4 - Then deep from the earth you will speak;
from low in the dust your words will come.
Your voice will whisper from the ground
like a ghost conjured up from the grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:4 - Even the hotheads will be full of sense and understanding.
Those who stammer will speak out plainly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:12 - The blacksmith stands at his forge to make a sharp tool,
pounding and shaping it with all his might.
His work makes him hungry and weak.
It makes him thirsty and faint.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:21 - Therefore, this is what the LORD says:
“I will put obstacles in my people’s path.
Fathers and sons will both fall over them.
Neighbors and friends will die together.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:15 - But my people are not so reliable, for they have deserted me;
they burn incense to worthless idols.
They have stumbled off the ancient highways
and walk in muddy paths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:6 - “The swiftest runners cannot flee;
the mightiest warriors cannot escape.
By the Euphrates River to the north,
they stumble and fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:12 - The nations have heard of your shame.
The earth is filled with your cries of despair.
Your mightiest warriors will run into each other
and fall down together.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:16 - They stumble and fall over each other
and say among themselves,
‘Come, let’s go back to our people,
to the land of our birth.
Let’s get away from the sword of the enemy!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:32 - O land of arrogance, you will stumble and fall,
and no one will raise you up.
For I will light a fire in the cities of Babylon
that will burn up everything around them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:14 - “He wove my sins into ropes
to hitch me to a yoke of captivity.
The Lord sapped my strength and turned me over to my enemies;
I am helpless in their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:8 - The LORD was determined
to destroy the walls of beautiful Jerusalem.
He made careful plans for their destruction,
then did what he had planned.
Therefore, the ramparts and walls
have fallen down before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:13 - Young men are led away to work at millstones,
and boys stagger under heavy loads of wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:6 - It took root there and
grew into a low, spreading vine.
Its branches turned up toward the eagle,
and its roots grew down into the ground.
It produced strong branches
and put out shoots.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:15 - Let their hearts melt with terror,
for the sword glitters at every gate.
It flashes like lightning
and is polished for slaughter!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:4 - You have not taken care of the weak. You have not tended the sick or bound up the injured. You have not gone looking for those who have wandered away and are lost. Instead, you have ruled them with harshness and cruelty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:14 - At that time there will be a general uprising against the king of the south. Violent men among your own people will join them in fulfillment of this vision, but they will not succeed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:19 - He will take refuge in his own fortresses but will stumble and fall and be seen no more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:33 - “Wise leaders will give instruction to many, but these teachers will die by fire and sword, or they will be jailed and robbed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:34 - During these persecutions, little help will arrive, and many who join them will not be sincere.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:35 - And some of the wise will fall victim to persecution. In this way, they will be refined and cleansed and made pure until the time of the end, for the appointed time is still to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:41 - He will enter the glorious land of Israel,[fn] and many nations will fall, but Moab, Edom, and the best part of Ammon will escape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:5 - So you will stumble in broad daylight,
and your false prophets will fall with you in the night.
And I will destroy Israel, your mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:5 - “The arrogance of Israel testifies against her;
Israel and Ephraim will stumble under their load of guilt.
Judah, too, will fall with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:6 - War will swirl through their cities;
their enemies will crash through their gates.
They will destroy them,
trapping them in their own evil plans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:1 - [fn]Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God,
for your sins have brought you down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:9 - Let those who are wise understand these things.
Let those with discernment listen carefully.
The paths of the LORD are true and right,
and righteous people live by walking in them.
But in those paths sinners stumble and fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:5 - The king shouts to his officers;
they stumble in their haste,
rushing to the walls to set up their defenses.

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