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Lexicon :: Strong's G772 - asthenēs

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ἀσθενής
Transliteration
asthenēs (Key)
Pronunciation
as-then-ace'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and the base of σθενόω (G4599)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:490,83

Strong’s Definitions

ἀσθενής asthenḗs, as-then-ace'; from G1 (as a negative particle) and the base of G4599; strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral):—more feeble, impotent, sick, without strength, weak(-er, -ness, thing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's G772 in the following manner: weak (12x), sick (6x), weakness (2x), weaker (1x), weak things (1x), impotent (1x), more feeble (1x), without strength (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's G772 in the following manner: weak (12x), sick (6x), weakness (2x), weaker (1x), weak things (1x), impotent (1x), more feeble (1x), without strength (1x).

  1. weak, infirm, feeble

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀσθενής asthenḗs, as-then-ace'; from G1 (as a negative particle) and the base of G4599; strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral):—more feeble, impotent, sick, without strength, weak(-er, -ness, thing).
STRONGS G772:
ἀσθενής, -ές, (τὸ σθένος strength), weak, infirm, feeble; [from Pindar down];
a. universally: Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38; 1 Peter 3:7; τὸ ἀσθενὲς τοῦ θεοῦ, the act of God in which weakness seems to appear, viz. that the suffering of the cross should be borne by the Messiah, 1 Corinthians 1:25.
b. specifically: contextually, unable to achieve anything great, 1 Corinthians 4:10; destitute of power among men, 1 Corinthians 1:27 [Lachmann brackets]; weaker and inferior, μέλος, 1 Corinthians 12:22; sluggish in doing right, Romans 5:6; lacking in manliness and dignity, 2 Corinthians 10:10; used of the religious systems anterior to Christ, as having no power to promote piety and salvation, Galatians 4:9; Hebrews 7:18; lacking in decision about things lawful and unlawful (see ἀσθενέω), 1 Corinthians 8:7, 9 L T Tr WH, 1 Corinthians 8:10; 1 Corinthians 9:22; 1 Thessalonians 5:14.
c. of the body, feeble, sick: Matthew 25:39 R G L marginal reading, Matthew 25:43f; Luke 9:2 L Tr brackets; Luke 10:9; Acts 4:9; Acts 5:15; 1 Corinthians 11:30.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
25:39; 25:43; 26:41
Mark
14:38
Luke
9:2; 10:9
Acts
4:9; 5:15
Romans
5:6
1 Corinthians
1:25; 1:27; 4:10; 8:7; 8:9; 8:10; 9:22; 11:30; 12:22
2 Corinthians
10:10
Galatians
4:9
1 Thessalonians
5:14
Hebrews
7:18
1 Peter
3:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G772 matches the Greek ἀσθενής (asthenēs),
which occurs 25 times in 23 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:39 - and when saw we thee ill, or in prison, and came to thee?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:43 - I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:44 - Then shall *they* also answer saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or ill, or in prison, and have not ministered to thee?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:41 - Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is ready, but the flesh weak.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:38 - Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:9 - and heal the sick in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God is come nigh to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:9 - if *we* this day are called upon to answer as to the good deed done to the infirm man, how *he* has been healed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:15 - so that they brought out the sick into the streets and put them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter, when he came, might overshadow some one of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:16 - And the multitude also of the cities round about came together to Jerusalem, bringing sick persons and persons beset by unclean spirits, who were all healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:6 - for we being still without strength, in the due time Christ has died for the ungodly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:25 - Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:27 - But God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may put to shame the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may put to shame the strong things;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:10 - *We* are fools for Christ's sake, but *ye* prudent in Christ: *we* weak, but *ye* strong: *ye* glorious, but *we* in dishonour.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:7 - But knowledge is not in all: but some, with conscience of the idol, until now eat as of a thing sacrificed to idols; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:10 - For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at table in an idol-house, shall not his conscience, he being weak, be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to the idol?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:22 - I became to the weak, as weak, in order that I might gain the weak. To all I have become all things, in order that at all events I might save some.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:30 - On this account many among you are weak and infirm, and a good many are fallen asleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:22 - But much rather, the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:10 - because his letters, he says, are weighty and strong, but his presence in the body weak, and his speech naught.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:9 - but now, knowing God, but rather being known by God, how do ye turn again to the weak and beggarly principles to which ye desire to be again anew in bondage?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:14 - But we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, sustain the weak, be patient towards all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:18 - For there is a setting aside of the commandment going before for its weakness and unprofitableness,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:7 - Ye husbands likewise, dwell with them according to knowledge, as with a weaker, even the female, vessel, giving them honour, as also fellow-heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.
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