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Lexicon :: Strong's G769 - astheneia

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ἀσθένεια
Transliteration
astheneia (Key)
Pronunciation
as-then'-i-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:490,83

Strong’s Definitions

ἀσθένεια asthéneia, as-then'-i-ah; from G772; feebleness (of mind or body); by implication, malady; morally, frailty:—disease, infirmity, sickness, weakness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's G769 in the following manner: infirmity (17x), weakness (5x), disease (1x), sickness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's G769 in the following manner: infirmity (17x), weakness (5x), disease (1x), sickness (1x).

  1. want of strength, weakness, infirmity

    1. of the body

      1. its native weakness and frailty

      2. feebleness of health or sickness

    2. of the soul

      1. want of strength and capacity requisite

        1. to understand a thing

        2. to do things great and glorious

        3. to restrain corrupt desires

        4. to bear trials and troubles

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀσθένεια asthéneia, as-then'-i-ah; from G772; feebleness (of mind or body); by implication, malady; morally, frailty:—disease, infirmity, sickness, weakness.
STRONGS G769:
ἀσθένεια, -ας, ἡ, (ἀσθενής), [from Herodotus down], want of strength, weakness, infirmity;
a. of Body;
α. its native weakness and frailty: 1 Corinthians 15:43; 2 Corinthians 13:4.
β. feebleness of health; sickness: John 5:5; John 11:4; Luke 13:11, 12; Galatians 4:13 (ἀσθένεια τῆς σαρκός); Hebrews 11:34; in plural: Matthew 8:17; Luke 5:15; Luke 8:2; Acts 28:9; 1 Timothy 5:23.
b. of Soul; want of the strength and capacity requisite
α. to understand a thing: Romans 6:19 (where ἀσθ. σαρκός denotes the weakness of human nature).
β. to do things great and glorious, as want of human wisdom, of skill in speaking, in the management of men: 1 Corinthians 2:3.
γ. to restrain corrupt desires; proclivity to sin: Hebrews 5:2; Hebrews 7:28; plural the various kinds of this proclivity, Hebrews 4:15.
δ. to bear trials and troubles: Romans 8:26 (where read τῇ ἀσθενείᾳ for Rec. ταῖς ἀσθενείαις); 2 Corinthians 11:30; 2 Corinthians 12:9; plural the mental [?] states in which this weakness manifests itself: 2 Corinthians 12:5, 9f.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
8:17
Luke
5:15; 8:2; 13:11; 13:12
John
5:5; 11:4
Acts
28:9
Romans
6:19; 8:26
1 Corinthians
2:3; 15:43
2 Corinthians
11:30; 12:5; 12:9; 12:9; 13:4
Galatians
4:13
1 Timothy
5:23
Hebrews
4:15; 5:2; 7:28; 11:34

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G769 matches the Greek ἀσθένεια (astheneia),
which occurs 24 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:17 - so that He fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES [upon Himself] AND CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:15 - But the news about Him was spreading farther, and large crowds kept gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their illnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:2 - and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary, called Magdalene [from the city of Magdala in Galilee], from whom seven demons had come out,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:11 - And there was a woman who for eighteen years had had an illness caused by a spirit (demon). She was bent double, and could not straighten up at all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:12 - When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are released from your illness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:5 - There was a certain man there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:4 - When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death; but [on the contrary it is] for the glory and honor of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:9 - After this occurred, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases were coming to him and being healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:19 - I am speaking in [familiar] human terms because of your natural limitations [your spiritual immaturity]. For just as you presented your bodily members as slaves to impurity and to [moral] lawlessness, leading to further lawlessness, so now offer your members [your abilities, your talents] as slaves to righteousness, leading to [fn]sanctification [that is, being set apart for God’s purpose].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:26 -

In the same way the Spirit [comes to us and] helps us in our weakness. We do not know what prayer to offer or how to offer it as we should, but the Spirit Himself [knows our need and at the right time] intercedes on our behalf with sighs and groanings too deep for words.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:3 - I came to you in [a state of] weakness and fear and great trembling.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:43 - It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in strength;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:30 -

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that reveal my weakness [the things by which I am made weak in the eyes of my opponents].

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:5 - On behalf of such a man [and his experiences] I will boast; but in my own behalf I will not boast, except in regard to my weaknesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:9 - but He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you [My lovingkindness and My mercy are more than enough—always available—regardless of the situation]; for [My] power is being perfected [and is completed and shows itself most effectively] in [your] weakness.” Therefore, I will all the more gladly boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ [may completely enfold me and] may dwell in me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:10 - So I am well pleased with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, and with difficulties, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak [in human strength], then I am strong [truly able, truly powerful, truly drawing from God’s strength].

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:4 - For even though He was crucified in weakness [yielding Himself], yet He lives [resurrected] by the power of God [His Father]. For we too are weak in Him [as He was humanly weak], yet we are alive and well [in fellowship] with Him because of the power of God directed toward you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:13 - On the contrary, you know that it was because of a physical illness that I [remained and] preached the gospel to you the first time;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:23 -

No longer [fn]continue drinking [only] water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:15 - For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to sympathize and understand our weaknesses and temptations, but One who has been tempted [knowing exactly how it feels to be human] in every respect as we are, yet without [committing any] sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:2 - He is able to deal gently with the spiritually ignorant and misguided, since he is also subject to human weakness;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:28 - For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak [frail, sinful, dying men], but the word of the oath [of God], which came after [the institution of] the Law, permanently appoints [as priest] a Son [fn]who has been made perfect forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:34 - extinguished the power of [raging] fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty and unbeatable in battle, putting enemy forces to flight.
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