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Lexicon :: Strong's G772 - asthenēs

Aa
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)
Dictionary Aids

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 tender; but Rachel was beautiful and well favored.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:18 - and see the land, what it is; and the people that dwell therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13 - And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 -
They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces;
Against them will he thunder in heaven:
Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth;
And he will give strength unto his king,
And exalt the horn of his anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:4 - And he said unto him, Why, O son of the king, art thou thus lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:3 -
Behold, thou hast instructed many,
And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:15 -
He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction,
And openeth their ear in oppression.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:2 -
Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I am withered away:
O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:37 -
And he brought them forth with silver and gold;
And there was not one feeble person among his tribes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:8 -
Provideth her bread in the summer,
And gathereth her food in the harvest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:13 -
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor,
He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22 -
Rob not the poor, because he is poor;
Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:5 -
Lest they drink, and forget the law,
And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:9 -
Open thy mouth, judge righteously,
And minister justice to the poor and needy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:14 - that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:20 - Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto them: Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
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