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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 16 times in 16 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:17 - And Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:18 - “And see what the land is like, and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13 -

Then Delilah said to Samson, “Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies; tell me [fn]how you may be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web [fn][and fasten it with a pin, then I will become weak and be like any other man.”

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“Those who contend with Yahweh will be dismayed;

Against them He will thunder in the heavens;

Yahweh will render justice to the ends of the earth,

And He will give strength to His king,

And He will exalt the [fn]horn of His anointed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:4 - And he said to him, “O son of the king, why are you so depressed morning after morning? Will you not tell me?” Then Amnon said to him, “I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:3 -

“Behold, you have disciplined many,

And you have strengthened limp hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:15 -

“He delivers the afflicted in [fn]their affliction,

And opens their ear in [fn]time of oppression.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:2 -

Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, for I am pining away;

Heal me, O Yahweh, for my bones are dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:37 -

Then He brought them out with silver and gold,

And there was none among His tribes who stumbled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:8 -

Prepares her food in the summer

And gathers her provision in the harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:13 -

He who shuts his ear to the outcry of the poor

Will himself also call and not be answered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22 -

Do not rob the poor because he is poor,

And do not crush the afflicted at the gate;

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Lest he drink and forget what is decreed,

And pervert the justice of all the [fn]afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:9

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Open your mouth, judge righteously,

And render justice to the afflicted and needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:14 - that the kingdom might [fn]become lowly, not lifting itself up, but keeping his covenant that it might continue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:20 -

Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh to them, “Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

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