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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 26 times in 24 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:43 - I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me [with help and ministering care].’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:44 - “Then they also [in their turn] will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or as a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to You?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:41 - “Keep actively watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the [fn]body is weak.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:38 - “Keep [actively] watching and praying so that you do not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the [fn]body is weak.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:2 - Then He sent them out [on a brief journey] to preach [fn]the kingdom of God and to perform healing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:9 - and heal those in it who are sick [authenticating your message], and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:9 - if we are being put on trial today [to interrogate us] for a good deed done to [benefit] a disabled man, as to how this man has been restored to health,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:15 - to such an extent that they even carried their sick out into the streets and put them on cots and sleeping pads, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on one of them [with healing power].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:16 - And the people from the towns in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing the sick and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all being healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:6 -

While we were still helpless [powerless to provide for our salvation], at the right time Christ died [as a substitute] for the ungodly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:25 - [This is] because the foolishness of God [is not foolishness at all and] is wiser than men [far beyond human comprehension], and the weakness of God is stronger than men [far beyond the limits of human effort].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:27 - But God has selected [for His purpose] the foolish things of the world to shame the wise [revealing their ignorance], and God has selected [for His purpose] the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong [revealing their frailty].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:10 - We are [regarded as] fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are highly esteemed, but we are dishonored.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:7 -

However, not all [believers] have this knowledge. But some, being accustomed [throughout their lives] to [thinking of] the idol until now [as real and living], still eat food [fn]as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and because their conscience is weak, it is defiled (guilty, ashamed).

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:9 - Only be careful that this liberty of yours [this power to choose] does not somehow become a stumbling block [that is, a temptation to sin] to the weak [in conscience].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:10 - For if someone sees you, a person having [fn]knowledge, [fn]eating in an idol’s temple, then if he is weak, will he not be encouraged to eat things sacrificed to idols [and violate his own convictions]?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:22 - To the [fn]weak I became [as the] weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means [in any and every way] save some [by leading them to faith in Jesus Christ].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:30 - That [careless and unworthy participation] is the reason why many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep [in death].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:22 - But quite the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are [absolutely] necessary;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:10 - for they say, “His letters are weighty and forceful and impressive, but his [fn]personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible [of no account].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:9 - Now, however, since you have come to know [the true] God [through personal experience], or rather to be known by God, how is it that you are turning back again to the weak and worthless elemental principles [of religions and philosophies], to which you want to be enslaved all over again?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:14 - We [earnestly] urge you, believers, admonish those who are out of line [the undisciplined, the unruly, the disorderly], encourage the timid [who lack spiritual courage], help the [spiritually] weak, be very patient with everyone [always controlling your temper].

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:18 -

For, on the one hand, a former commandment is cancelled because of its weakness and uselessness [because of its inability to justify the sinner before God]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:7 -

In the same way, you husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way [with great gentleness and tact, and with an intelligent regard for the marriage relationship], as with [fn]someone physically weaker, since she is a woman. Show her honor and respect as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered or ineffective.

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