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ἀσθενής asthenēs · G0772G

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ἀσθενής -ές; (ἀ- neg., σθένος, strength), [in LXX for עָנִי, etc. ; ] ; without strength, weak, feeble: 1Co.1:27 4:10 12:22, 2Co.10:10, Gal.4:9, 1Th.5:14, Heb.7:18, 1Pe.3:7. Rhetorically, τό ἀ. τ. θεοῦ, God's action of apparent weakness: 1Co.1:25; of bodily debility, sick, sickly: Mat.25:39 (Rec.) Mat.25:43-44, Luk.9:2 (Rec.) Luk.10:9, Act.4:9 5:15-16 In moral and spiritual sense (MM, see word; Cremer, 526), Mat.26:41, Mrk.14:38, Rom.5:6, 1Co.8:7 8:9-10 9:22 11:30.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀσθεν-ής, ές, ; without strength, weak, ; 1 in body, feeble, sickly, τοὺς ἀσθενέας τῆς στρατιῆς[]; τοὺς ἀσθενεστάτους ἐς τὰς ταλαιπωρίας least able to bear hardship, []; ἀσθενέστερος πόνον ἐνεγκεῖν too weak to.., []. adverb ἀσθενῶς, ἴσχειν[]; 2 in mind, and the like, τὸ ἀ. τῆς γνώμης the weakness, []; 3 in power, weak, feeble, ἀ. δύναμις[]; 4 in property, weak, poor, οἱ χρήμασιν ἀσθενέστεροι[]; οἱ ἀσθενέστεροι the weaker sort, i.e. the poor, []; 5 insignificant, οὐκ ἀσθενέστατος σοφιστὴς …

Where it's used 20 times

Matthew 26:41 · Mark 14:38 · Acts 4:9 · Romans 5:6 · 1 Corinthians 1:25 · 1 Corinthians 1:27 · 1 Corinthians 4:10 · 1 Corinthians 8:7 · 1 Corinthians 8:9 · 1 Corinthians 8:10 · 1 Corinthians 9:22 · 1 Corinthians 11:30 · 1 Corinthians 12:22 · 2 Corinthians 10:10 · Galatians 4:9 · 1 Thessalonians 5:14 · Hebrews 7:18 · 1 Peter 3:7 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G0772G; TFLSJ G0772G

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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