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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 BoxJdg 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:7 - And Sampson said to her, If they bind me with seven moist cords that have not been spoiled, then shall I be weak and be as one of ordinary men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:11 - And he said to her, If they should bind me fast with new ropes with which work has not been done, then shall I be weak, and shall be as another man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:17 - Then he told her all his heart, and said to her, A razor has not come upon my head, because I have been a holy one of God from my mother's womb; if then I should be shaven, my strength will depart from me, and I shall be weak, and I shall be as all other men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:4 - The bow of the mighty has waxed feeble, and the weak have girded themselves with strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:5 - They that were full of bread are brought low; and the hungry have forsaken the land; for the barren has born seven, and she that abounded in children has waxed feeble.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:1 - And there was war for a long time between the house of Saul and the house of David; and the house of David grew continually stronger; but the house of Saul grew continually weaker.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26 - And they that dwelt in them were weak in hand, they quaked and were confounded, they became as grass of the field, or as the green herb, the grass growing on houses, and that which is trodden down [fn]by him that stands upon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:15 - And the men who were called by name rose up, and took hold of the prisoners, and clothed all the naked from the spoils, and gave them garments and shoes, and gave them food to eat, and oil to anoint themselves with, and they helped also every one that was weak with asses, and placed them in Jericho, the city of palm-trees, with their brethren; and they returned to Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:4 - and hast supported the failing with words, and hast imparted courage to feeble knees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:4 - There is a cutting off of the torrent by reason of dust: so they that forget the right way are weakened; they are removed from among men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:3 - (LXX 9:4) When mine enemies are turned back, they shall be feeble and perish at thy presence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:36 - (LXX 17:37) Thou hast made room for my goings under me, and my footsteps did not fail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:1 - (LXX 25:1) A Psalm of David. Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in my innocence: and hoping in the Lord I shall not be moved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:2 - (LXX 26:2) When evil-doers drew nigh against me to eat up my flesh, my persecutors and mine enemies, they fainted and fell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:10 - (LXX 30:11) For my life is spent with grief, and my years with groanings: my strength has been weakened through poverty, and my bones are troubled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:7 - (LXX 57:8) They shall utterly pass away like water running through: he shall bend his bow till they shall fail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:9 - (LXX 67:10) O God, thou wilt grant to thine inheritance a gracious rain; for it was weary, but thou didst refresh it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:9 - (LXX 87:10) Mine eyes are dimmed from poverty; but I cried to thee, O Lord, all the day; I spread forth my hands to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:12 - (LXX 106:12) So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:24 - (LXX 108:24) My knees are weakened through fasting, and my flesh is changed by reason of the want of oil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:16 - For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise again: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:4 - And thou shalt say to him, Take care to be quiet, and fear not, neither let thy soul be disheartened because of these two smoking firebrands: for when my fierce anger is over, I will heal again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:20 - ye that are distressed; we cannot fight, but we are ourselves too weak for you to be gathered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:4 - And thy words shall be brought down to the earth, and thy words shall sink down to the earth, and thy voice shall be as they that speak out of the earth, and thy voice shall [fn]be lowered to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:4 - And the heart of the weak ones shall attend to hear, and the stammering tongues shall soon learn to speak peace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:12 - For the artificer sharpens the iron; he fashions the idol with an axe, and fixes it with an awl, and fashions it with the strength of his arm: and he will be hungry and weak, and will drink no water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:21 - Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring weakness upon this people, and the fathers and sons shall be weak together; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:15 - For my people have forgotten me, they have offered incense in vain, and they fail in their ways, leaving the ancient tracks, to enter upon impassable paths;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:6 - (LXX 26:6) Let not the swift flee, and let not the mighty man escape to the north: the forces at Euphrates are become feeble, and they have fallen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:12 - (LXX 26:12) The nations have heard thy voice, and the land has been filled with thy cry: for the warriors have fainted fighting one against another, and both are fallen together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:16 - (LXX 26:16) And thy multitude has fainted and fallen; and each one said to his neighbour, Let us arise, and return into our country to our people, from the Grecian sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:32 - (LXX 27:32) And thy pride shall fail, and fall, and there shall be no one to set it up again: and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all things round about her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:14 - Nun. He has watched over my sins, they are twined about my hands, they have come up on my neck: my strength has failed; for the Lord has laid pains on my hands, I shall not be able to stand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:8 - Heth. And he has turned to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he has stretched out the measuring line, he has not turned back his hand from afflicting her: therefore the bulwark mourned, and the wall was weakened with it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:13 - The chosen men lifted up the voice in weeping, and the youths fainted under the wood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:6 - And it sprang up, and became a weak and little vine, so that the branches thereof appeared upon it, and its roots were under it: and it became a vine, and put forth shoots, and sent forth its tendrils.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:15 - (LXX 21:20) and the weak ones be multiplied at every gate—they are given up to the slaughter of the sword: it is well fitted for slaughter, it is well fitted for glittering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:4 - The weak one ye have not strengthened, and the sick ye have not cherished, and the bruised ye have not bound up, and the stray one ye have not turned back, and the lost ye have not sought; and the strong ye have wearied with labour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:14 - And in those times many shall rise up against the king of the south; and the children of the spoilers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; and they shall fail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:19 - Then he shall turn back his face to the strength of his own land: but he shall become weak, and fall, and not be found.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:33 - And the intelligent of the people shall understand much: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, and by captivity, and by spoil of many days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:34 - And when they are weak they shall be helped with a little help: but many shall attach themselves to them with treachery.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:35 - And some of them that understand shall fall, to try them as with fire, and to test them, and that they may be manifested at the time of the end, for the matter is yet for a set time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:41 - and he shall enter into the land of beauty, and many shall fail: but these shall escape out of his hand, Edom, and, Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:5 - Therefore they shall fall by day, and the prophet with thee shall fall: I have compared thy mother unto night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:5 - And the pride of Israel shall be brought low before his face; and Israel and Ephraim shall fall in their iniquities; and Judas also shall fall with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:6 - And in his cities he prevailed not with the sword, and he ceased to war with his hands: and they shall eat of the fruit of their own devices:

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:1 - (LXX 14:2) Return, O Israel, to the Lord thy God; for the people have fallen through thine iniquities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:9 - (LXX 14:10) Who is wise, and will understand these things? or prudent, and will know them? for the ways of the Lord are straight, and the righteous shall walk in them: but the ungodly shall fall therein.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:5 - (LXX 2:6) And their mighty men shall bethink themselves and flee by day; and they shall be weak as they go; and they shall hasten to her walls, and shall prepare their defences.

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