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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 16 times in 16 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:18 - See what the land is like, and find out whether the people living there are strong or weak, few or many.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13 - Then Delilah said, “You’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now tell me how you can be tied up securely.”
Samson replied, “If you were to weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on your loom and tighten it with the loom shuttle, I would become as weak as anyone else.”
So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven braids of his hair into the fabric.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 - Those who fight against the LORD will be shattered.
He thunders against them from heaven;
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He gives power to his king;
he increases the strength[fn] of his anointed one.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:4 - One day Jonadab said to Amnon, “What’s the trouble? Why should the son of a king look so dejected morning after morning?”
So Amnon told him, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:3 - “In the past you have encouraged many people;
you have strengthened those who were weak.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:15 - But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer.
For he gets their attention through adversity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:2 - Have compassion on me, LORD, for I am weak.
Heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:37 - The LORD brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold;
and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:8 - they labor hard all summer,
gathering food for the winter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:13 - Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor
will be ignored in their own time of need.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22 - Don’t rob the poor just because you can,
or exploit the needy in court.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:5 - For if they drink, they may forget the law
and not give justice to the oppressed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:9 - Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless,
and see that they get justice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:14 - so Israel would not become strong again and revolt. Only by keeping her treaty with Babylon could Israel survive.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:20 - “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will surely judge between the fat sheep and the scrawny sheep.
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