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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 G772, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:44 - “Then they themselves also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick G772, or in prison, and did not [fn]take care of You?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:41 - “Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak G772.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:38 - “Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak G772.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:2 - And He sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:9 - and heal those in it who are sick G772, 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 [fn]being examined today for a good deed done to a sick G772 man, [fn]as to how this man has been [fn]saved from his sickness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:15 - to such an extent that they even carried the sick G772 out into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on any one of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:16 - Also the multitude from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick G772 [fn]or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:6 -

For while we were still weak G772, at the right time Christ 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 G772 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 to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak G772 things G772 of the world to shame the things which are strong,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:10 - We are fools for the sake of Christ, but you are prudent in Christ! We are weak G772, but you are strong! You are glorious, but we are without honor!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:7 -

However, not all men have this knowledge; but some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience, being weak G772, is defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:9 - But see to it that this [fn]authority of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak G772.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:10 - For if someone sees you, who have knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak G772, be built up to eat things sacrificed to idols?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:22 - To the weak G772 I became weak G772, that I might win the weak G772. I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:30 - For this reason many among you are weak G772 and sick, and a number [fn]sleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:22 - On the contrary, how much more is it that the members of the body which seem to be weaker G772 are necessary,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:10 - For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his [fn]personal presence is weak G772 and his [fn]words contemptible.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:9 - But now, having known God, or rather having been known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak G772 and worthless [fn]elemental things, 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 - And we urge you, brothers, admonish the [fn]unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak G772, be patient with everyone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:18 -

For, on the one hand, there is a setting aside of a former commandment because of its weakness G772 and uselessness

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:7 -

You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker G772 vessel, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

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