Lexical Definition
ἀσθενής asthenḗs (as-then-ace') weak G:A
from Α (as a negative particle) and the base of σθενόω
more feeble, impotent, sick, without strength, weak(-er, -ness, thing).
- strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ασθενούσ | infirm | LXX.2Chr.28.15 |
| of weak | LXX.Job.4.3 | |
| weak | LXX.Prov.21.13 • LXX.Ezek.34.20 | |
| ασθενείσ | weak | LXX.Gen.29.17 • LXX.Prov.30.14 • LXX.Prov.31.5 |
| ασθενήσ | I am weak | LXX.Ps.6.2 |
| weak | LXX.Num.13.18 • LXX.Judg.16.13 • LXX.2Sam.13.4 | |
| ασθενή | weak | LXX.1Sam.2.10 • LXX.Job.36.15 • LXX.Prov.22.22 • LXX.Prov.31.9 • LXX.Ezek.17.14 |
Abbott-Smith
* ἀσθενής, -ές (< ἀ- neg., σθένος, strength), [in LXX for עָנִי, etc.;]
without strength, weak, feeble: I Co 1:27 4:10 12:22, II Co 10:10, Ga 4:9, I Th 5:14, He 7:18, I Pe 3:7. Rhetorically, τό ἀ. τ. θεοῦ, God's action of apparent weakness: I Co 1:25; of bodily debility, sick, sickly: Mt 25:39 (Rec.) Mt 25:43, 44, Lk 9:2 (Rec.) 10:9, Ac 4:9 5:15, 16 In moral and spiritual sense (MM, s.v.; Cremer, 526), Mt 26:41, Mk 14:38, Ro 5:6, I Co 8:7, 8:9, 10 9:22 11:30.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 25:39 · 25:43 · 25:44 · 26:41 |
| Mark | 14:38 |
| Luke | 9:2 · 10:9 |
| Acts | 4:9 · 5:15 · 5:16 |
| 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 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀσθενής-ής, ές,
without strength, weak,
__1 in body, feeble, sickly, τοὺς ἀσθενήςέας τῆς στρατιῆς[ἀσθενήςεῖ χρωτὶ βαίνων 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.55, etc.; ὁ παντάπασιν ἀ. τῷ σώματι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.165; ἀ. περὶ τὸν ὀφθαλμόν 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nigr.” 4">Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὺς ἀσθενήςεστάτους ἐς τὰς ταλαιπωρίας least able to bear hardship, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀσθενήςέστερος πόνον ἐνεγκεῖν too weak to.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]. adverb ἀσθενήςῶς, ἴσχειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 in mind, and the like, τὸ ἀ. τῆς γνώμης the weakness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 in power, weak, feeble, ἀ. δύναμις[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 in property, weak, poor, οἱ χρήμασιν ἀσθενήςέστεροι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἀσθενήςέστεροι the weaker sort, i.e. the poor, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 insignificant, οὐκ ἀσθενήςέστατος σοφιστὴς Ἑλλήνων[Refs 5th c.BC+]; paltry, ἀ. σόφισμα[Refs 4th c.BC+]; of streams, petty, small, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of fluids, of small specific gravity, [Refs]; ἐς ἀσθενήςὲς ἔρχεται comes to nothing, [Refs]. adverb -νῶς feebly, without energy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; on slight evidence, ἀπαγγέλλεσθαι[Refs 1st c.AD+]Praef.: comparative ἀσθενήςεστέρως, ἐπιθυμεῖν[Refs 5th c.BC+] -έστερον [Refs] -έστερα [Refs 5th c.BC+]