Lexical Definition
ἀσθενέω asthenéō (as-then-eh'-o) be weak: weak G:V
from ἀσθενής
be diseased, impotent folk (man), (be) sick, (be, be made) weak.
- to be feeble (in any sense)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἠσθένησεν | he was ill | Phil.2.26 |
| he was sick | Phil.2.27 | |
| ἠσθένησα | I was sick | Matt.25.36 |
| ἠσθένει | was sick | John.4.46 • John.11.2 |
| ἀσθενῶν | ailing | John.5.7 • John.11.1 |
| ἀσθενοῦντασ | ailing | Matt.10.8 • Mark.6.56 • Luke.4.40 • Acts.19.12 |
| ἀσθενοῦντα | ailing | Matt.25.39 • Luke.7.10 • 2Tim.4.20 |
| ἀσθενούντων | ailing | John.5.3 |
| being sick | John.6.2 | |
| ἀσθενεῖ | Is sick | Jas.5.14 |
| he is sick | John.11.6 | |
| was being sick | John.11.3 | |
| ἀσθενήσασαν | having become sick | Acts.9.37 |
Abbott-Smith
ἀσθενέω, -ῶ (< ἀσθενής), [in LXX chiefly for כּשׁל;]
to be weak, feeble: Ac 20:35, Ro 8:3, II Co 11:21 12:10 13:4, 9; c. dat., πίστει (Cremer, 527), Ro 4:19 14:1; same implied, Ro 14:2, 21, I Co 8:11, 12, II Co 11:29; εἰς, II Co 13:3. Specif., of bodily debility, to be sick: Mt 25:36, 39, Lk 4:40, Jo 4:46 5:3, 7, 13 11:1-3, 6, Ac 9:37, Phl 2:26, 27, II Ti 4:20, Ja 5:14; οἱ ἀσθενοῦντες, the sick: Mt 10:8 (MM, s.v.), Mk 6:56, Lk 9:2, Ac 19:12.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 10:8 · 25:36 · 25:39 |
| Mark | 6:56 |
| Luke | 4:40 · 9:2 |
| John | 4:46 · 5:3 · 5:7 · 5:13 · 11:1 · 11:6 |
| Acts | 9:37 · 19:12 · 20:35 |
| Romans | 4:19 · 8:3 · 14:1 · 14:2 · 14:21 |
| 1 Corinthians | 8:11 · 8:12 |
| 2 Corinthians | 11:21 · 11:29 · 12:10 · 13:3 · 13:4 · 13:9 |
| Philippians | 2:26 · 2:27 |
| 2 Timothy | 4:20 |
| James | 5:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
meaning of: ἀσθενέω
Included with: ἀσθενέω-εια, ἡ,
want of strength, weakness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially feebleness, sickliness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 disease, sickness, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; δι᾽ ἀσθενέωειαν[NT]
__3 ἀ. βίου poverty, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 in moral sense, feebleness, weakness, τῆς ἀνθρωπίνης φύσεως[Refs 5th c.BC+] to be weak, feeble, sickly, ἀ. μέλη to be weak in limb, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἀσθενέωειαν [NT+5th c.BC+]; ἠσθένησε he fell sick, [Refs 4th c.BC+]sick man, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἠσθενηκότα[Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__2 to be needy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἠσθενηκότες, of those unable to pay taxes, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__3 with infinitive, to be too weak to do a thing, not to be able.., [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__4 decline, ἠσθένησεν ἡ ἡμέρα εἰς τὴν ἑσπέραν[LXX]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Gal.4.13 ☩ Matt.10.8 ☩ LXX.Judg.19.9