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asthenamō

Greekἀσθενέω (astheneō)

Strong’sG770

I am weak, sick

stem asthen-34 times in the New Testamentin 11 of 27 books16 forms occur

Translated as

sick17×weak12×illbecomes weak.weakenweakened

What it means

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.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G770 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidas-then-eh'-o

to be feeble (in any sense)

Fromfrom G772;

King Jamesbe diseased, impotent folk (man), (be) sick, (be, be made) weak.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
asthenamōἀσθενῶhappening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singularweak
asthenatōἀσθενεῖhappening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singularsick
asthenanōἀσθενοῦμενhappening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person pluralweak
asthenateἠσθένειwas happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singularsick
asthenamaἠσθένησαhappened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singularsick
asthenataἠσθένησενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singularill
asthenanēἠσθενήκαμενhas happened · weperfect active indicative 1st person pluralweak
asthenameiōἀσθενῶhappening now · Ipresent active subjunctive 1st person singularweak
asthenaneiōἀσθενῶμενhappening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person pluralweak
asthenarōtosἀσθενῶνhappening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculinesick
asthenarōtonἀσθενοῦνταhappening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculinesick
asthenarōtanἀσθενοῦσανhappening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular feminineweak
asthenarōtoinἀσθενοῦνταςhappening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculinesick
asthenarōtoiuἀσθενούντωνhappening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculinesick
asthenaratosἀσθενήσαςhappened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculineweaken
asthenaratanἀσθενήσασανhappened · objectaorist active participle accusative singular femininesick

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 15 occurrences
Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularasthenamōἀσθενῶasthenameasthenamiasthenamaἠσθένησαasthenamēasthenamelē
you 2nd person singularasthenasōasthenaseasthenasiasthenasaasthenasēasthenaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularasthenatōἀσθενεῖasthenateἠσθένειasthenatiasthenataἠσθένησενasthenatēasthenatelē
we 1st person pluralasthenanōἀσθενοῦμενasthenaneasthenaniasthenanaasthenanēἠσθενήκαμενasthenanelē
ye 2nd person pluralasthenavōasthenaveasthenaviasthenavaasthenavēasthenavelē
they 3rd person pluralasthenalōasthenaleasthenaliasthenalaasthenalēasthenalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularasthenameiōἀσθενῶasthenameiaasthenameiē
you 2nd person singularasthenaseiōasthenaseiaasthenaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularasthenateiōasthenateiaasthenateiē
we 1st person pluralasthenaneiōἀσθενῶμενasthenaneiaasthenaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralasthenaveiōasthenaveiaasthenaveiē
they 3rd person pluralasthenaleiōasthenaleiaasthenaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularasthenasōrasthenasarasthenasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularasthenatōrasthenatarasthenatēr
ye 2nd person pluralasthenavōrasthenavarasthenavēr
they 3rd person pluralasthenalōrasthenalarasthenalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularasthenamoiōasthenamoia
you 2nd person singularasthenasoiōasthenasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularasthenatoiōasthenatoia
we 1st person pluralasthenanoiōasthenanoia
ye 2nd person pluralasthenavoiōasthenavoia
they 3rd person pluralasthenaloiōasthenaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceasthenarōasthenariasthenaraasthenarē
Used as an adjective — participle, 17 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voiceasthenarōtos15×ἀσθενῶνasthenaritosasthenaratosἀσθενήσαςasthenarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
asthenstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

asthen is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Words built on the same stem

asthenos — ἀσθενής, weak, infirm, sick

Where it appears

34 occurrences, every one of them listed

asthenamō“weak”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular

2 Corinthians 11:29“weak”tinos asthenatō, kai ouk asthenamō? tinos skandalizitō kai ouk mis purimō?Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?

asthenatō“sick”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular

John 11:3“sick”apostelala oun tais adelfais pros auton legarōtais; Kurior, ide hon filasō asthenatō.So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

John 11:6“sick”hōs oun akouata hoti asthenatō, tote men menata en ho ate topo duo hēmerain;So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,

Romans 14:21“becomes weak.”kalem tem mē esthiara kreateim mēde pinara oinon mēde en he tos adelfos su proskoptatō ē skandalizitō ē asthenatō;It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.

2 Corinthians 11:29“weak”tinos asthenatō, kai ouk asthenamō? tinos skandalizitō kai ouk mis purimō?Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?

2 Corinthians 13:3“weak”epei dokiman zētavō tou en mi lalarōtou Christou; hos eis vin ouk asthenatō alla dunatatō en vi,since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you but is powerful among you.

James 5:14“sick”asthenatō tinos en vi? proskaletar toin presbuteroin tau ekklēsau, kai proseuchelar epi auton aleifaratois auton elaie en te onome tou kuriou;Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

asthenanō“weak”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural

2 Corinthians 13:4“weak”kai gar staurita ek astheniau, alla zōatō ek dunamiau theou. kai gar nis asthenanō en auto, alla zōani sun auto ek dunamiau theou eis vin.For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. For we are also weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him concerning you.

asthenate“sick”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular

John 4:46“sick”Erchata oun palin eis tan Kana tau Galilaiau, hopou poiata tem hudōrem oinon. kai ate tinos basilikos hou tos huios asthenate en Kafarnaoum.So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.

John 11:2“sick”ate de Mariam tas aleifaratas ton kurion mure kai ekmassaratas toin podoin autou tai thrixai autau, hau tos adelfos Lazaros asthenate.(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)

Romans 8:3“weakened”tem gar adunatem tou nomou, en he asthenate dia tau sarxau, tos theos ton heautou huion pemparatos en homoiōme sarxau hamartau kai peri hamartau katakrinata tan hamartan en ta sarxa,For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,

asthenama“sick”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular

Matthew 25:36“sick”gumnos kai periballava min, asthenama kai episkepteva min, en fulaka eme kai erchava pros min.I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’

asthenata“ill”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular

Philippians 2:26“ill”epeidē epipotharōtos ate pantoin vin, kai adēmonarōtos dioti akouava hoti asthenata.For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.

Philippians 2:27“ill”kai gar asthenata paraplēsiem thanato; alla tos theos elēata auton, ouk auton de monon alla kai min, hina mē lupan epi lupan echameia.He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.

asthenanē“weak”has happened · weperfect active indicative 1st person plural

2 Corinthians 11:21“weak”kata atimian legamō, hōs hoti nis asthenanē; en he de an tinos tolmateiō, en afrosuna legamō, tolmamō kamis.To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.

asthenameiō“weak”happening now · Ipresent active subjunctive 1st person singular

2 Corinthians 12:10“weak”dio eudokamō en astheniai, en hubriai, en anankai, en diōgmoi kai stenochōriai, huper Christou; hotan gar asthenameiō, tote dunatos amō.That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

asthenaneiō“weak”happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural

2 Corinthians 13:9“weak”chairanō gar hotan nis asthenaneiō, vis de dunatois aveiō; houtem kai euchenō, tan vu katartisian.In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.

asthenarōtos“sick”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine

John 5:7“sick”apokrinita auto tos asthenarōtos; Kurior, anthrōpon ouk echamō hina hotan tarassiteia tem hudōrem ballateia min eis tan kolumbēthran; en ho de erchemō mis allos pro mu katabainatō.“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”

John 11:1“sick”Ate de tinos asthenarōtos, Lazaros apo Bēthaniau ek tau kōmau Mariau kai Marthau tau adelfau autau.At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

Romans 14:2“weak”hos men pisteuatō esthiara panteim, tos de asthenarōtos lachaneim esthiatō.For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.

1 Corinthians 8:11“weak”apolluitō gar tos asthenarōtos en ta sa gnōsia, tos adelfos dia hon Christos apothnēskata.So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.

asthenarōton“sick”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine

Matthew 25:39“sick”pote de sin horana asthenarōton ē en fulaka kai erchana pros sin?When did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’

Romans 14:1“weak”Ton de asthenarōton ta pistia proslambevōr, mē eis diakrisiain dialogismoiu.Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.

2 Timothy 4:20“sick”Erastos menata en Korintha, Trofimon de apoleipama en Milēta asthenarōton.Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.

asthenarōtan“weak”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular feminine

1 Corinthians 8:12“weak”houtōs de hamartarōtois eis toin adelfoin kai tuptarōtois autoiu tan suneidēsian asthenarōtan eis Christon hamartavō.By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

asthenarōtoin“sick”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine

Matthew 10:8“sick”asthenarōtoin therapeuavōr, nekroin egeiravōr, leproin katharizavōr, daimoneim ekballavōr; dōreōs lambava, dōreōs dōavar.Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

Mark 6:56“sick”kai hopou an eisporeuete eis kōmain ē eis politain ē eis agroin en tai agorai tithale toin asthenarōtoin, kai parakalale auton hina kan teu kraspedeu teu himatieu autou hapteleia; kai hosois an haptela autou sōzile.And wherever He went — villages and towns and countrysides — they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.

Luke 4:40“sick”Dusarōtou de tou hēliou hapantois hosois echale asthenarōtoin nosai poikilai agala autoin pros auton; tos de heno hekasto autoiu tain cheirain epititharōtos therapeuate autoin.At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.

Acts 19:12“sick”hōste kai epi toin asthenarōtoin apoferirō apo tou chrōtou autou soudarieim ē simikinthieim kai apallassirō apo autoiu tain nosain, teim tē pneumeim teim ponēreim ekporeuerō.so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.

asthenarōtoiu“sick”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine

John 5:3“sick”en houtai katakeiete plēthem toiu asthenarōtoiu, tufloiu, chōloiu, xēroiu.On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.

John 6:2“sick”akolouthate de auto ochlos pollos, hoti theōrale teim sēmeim heim poiate epi toiu asthenarōtoiu.A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.

Acts 20:35“weak”panteim hupodeiknuama vi hoti houtōs kopiarōtoin datō antilambanerō toiu asthenarōtoiu, mnēmoneuarō tē toiu logoiu tou kuriou Iēsu hoti autos legata Makariem atō mallon dōarō ē lambarō.In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

asthenaratos“weaken”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine

Romans 4:19“weaken”kai mē asthenaratos ta pistia katanoata tem heautou sōmem nekrirētem, hekatontaetos pou huparcharōtos, kai tan nekrōsian tau mētrau Sarrau,Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.

asthenaratan“sick”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative singular feminine

Acts 9:37“sick”gineta de en tai hēmerai ekeinai asthenaratan autan apothnēskara; louaratois de tithala autan en huperōe.At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.