adjective

asthenos

Greekἀσθενής (asthenēs)

Strong’sG772

weak, infirm, sick

stem asthen-26 times in the New Testamentin 11 of 27 books10 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

weak14×sick7×weaker2×weakness2×helpless1×

What it means

* 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.†

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

Strong’s G772 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidas-then-ace'

strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral)

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and the base of G4599;

King Jamesmore feeble, impotent, sick, without strength, weak(-er, -ness, thing).

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

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	asthenos1×ἀσθενής	asthenas4×ἀσθενής	asthenem2×ἀσθενὲς	asthenois2×ἀσθενεῖς	asthenais	astheneim2×ἀσθενῆ
object accusative	asthenon2×ἀσθενὴς	asthenan		asthenoin5×ἀσθενεῖς	asthenain
direct address vocative	asthenor	asthenar		asthenoir	asthenair
of, belonging to genitive	asthenou2×ἀσθενοῦς	asthenau	astheneu	asthenoiu2×ἀσθενῶν	asthenaiu	astheneiu
to, for dative	astheno	asthena	asthene	asthenoi2×ἀσθενέσιν	asthenai	asthenei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

asthenstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

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

asthenamō — ἀσθενέω, I am weak, sick

Where it appears

26 occurrences, every one of them listed

asthenos“weak”subjectnominative singular1×

1 Corinthians 9:22“weak”ginema toi asthenoi asthenos, hina toin asthenoin kerdainameia; toi pantoi ginamē panteim, hina pantōs tinoin sōzameia.To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.

asthenon“sick”objectaccusative singular2×

Matthew 25:43“sick”xenos eme kai ouk sunagava min, gumnos kai ouk periballava min, asthenon kai en fulaka kai ouk episkepteva min.I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’

Matthew 25:44“sick”tote apokrinili kai autois legarōtois; Kurior, pote sin horana peinarōton ē dipsarōton ē xenon ē gumnon ē asthenon ē en fulaka kai ouk diakonana si?And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’

asthenou“sick”of, belonging togenitive singular2×

Acts 4:9“sick”ei nis sēmeron anakrininō epi euergesia anthrōpou asthenou, en tine houtos sōzitē,If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,

1 Corinthians 8:10“weak”ean gar tinos horateia sin ton echarōton gnōsian en eidōleie katakeierōton, ouchi tas suneidēsias autou asthenou arōtou oikodomiti eis tem teim eidōlothuteim esthiarō?For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?

asthenas“weak”subjectnominative singular4×

Matthew 26:41“weak”grēgoravōr kai proseuchevōr, hina mē eiserchaveia eis peirasmon; tem men pneumem prothumem tas de sarxas asthenas.“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

Mark 14:38“weak”grēgoravōr kai proseuchevōr, hina mē erchaveia eis peirasmon; tem men pneumem prothumem tas de sarxas asthenas.Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

1 Corinthians 8:7“weak”Alla ouk en pantoi tas gnōsias; tinois de ta sunētheia heōs arti teu eidōleu hōs eidōlothutem esthialō, kai tas suneidēsias autoiu asthenas arōtas molunitō.But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.

2 Corinthians 10:10“weak”hoti Tais epistolais men, fēatō, baruais kai ischurais, tas de parousias teu sōmeu asthenas kai tos logos exouthenirētos.For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

asthenem“weakness”subject or objectdirect singular2×

1 Corinthians 1:25“weakness”hoti tem mōrem tou theou sofoterem toiu anthrōpoiu atō, kai tem asthenem tou theou ischuroterem toiu anthrōpoiu.For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.

Hebrews 7:18“weakness”athetēsias men gar ginetō proagarōtau entolau dia tem autau asthenem kai anōfelem,So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless

asthenois“weak”subjectnominative plural2×

1 Corinthians 4:10“weak”nis mōrois dia Christon, vis de fronimois en Christo; nis asthenois, vis de ischurois; vis endoxois, nis de atimois.We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

1 Corinthians 11:30“weak”dia houtem en vi pollois asthenois kai arrōstois kai koimelō hikanois.That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

asthenoin“sick”objectaccusative plural5×

Luke 9:2“sick”kai apostelata autoin kērussarō tan basileian tou theou kai ierō toin asthenoin,And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

Luke 10:9“sick”kai therapeuavōr toin en auta asthenoin, kai legavōr autoi; Engizatē epi vin tas basileias tou theou.Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’

Acts 5:15“sick”hōste kai eis tain plateiain ekferarō toin asthenoin kai titharō epi klinarieiu kai krabattoiu, hina ercherōtou Petrou kan tas skias episkiazateia tino autoiu.As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.

Acts 5:16“sick”sunerchete de kai tem plēthem taiu perix politaiu Ierousalēm, ferarōtois asthenoin kai ochlirōtoin hupo pneumeiu akatharteiu, hotinois therapeuile hapantois.Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

1 Corinthians 9:22“weak”ginema toi asthenoi asthenos, hina toin asthenoin kerdainameia; toi pantoi ginamē panteim, hina pantōs tinoin sōzameia.To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.

asthenoiu“weak”of, belonging togenitive plural2×

Romans 5:6“helpless”Ēti gar Christos arōtoiu nu asthenoiu ēti kata kairon huper aseboiu apothnēskata.For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

1 Thessalonians 5:14“weak”parakalanō de vin, adelfoir, nouthetavōr toin ataktoin, paramuthevōr toin oligopsuchoin, antechevōr toiu asthenoiu, makrothumavōr pros pantoin.And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.

asthenoi“weak”to, fordative plural2×

1 Corinthians 8:9“weak”blepavōr de mē pōs tas exousias vu houtas proskommem gineteia toi asthenoi.Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

1 Corinthians 9:22“weak”ginema toi asthenoi asthenos, hina toin asthenoin kerdainameia; toi pantoi ginamē panteim, hina pantōs tinoin sōzameia.To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.

astheneim“weak”subject or objectdirect plural2×

1 Corinthians 1:27“weak”alla teim mōreim tou kosmou eklegeta tos theos, hina kataischunateiō toin sofoin, kai teim astheneim tou kosmou eklegeta tos theos, hina kataischunateiō teim ischureim,But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

Galatians 4:9“weak”nun de gnōskaratois theon, mallon de gnōskiratois hupo theou, pōs epistrefavō palin epi teim astheneim kai ptōcheim stoicheieim, hei palin anōthen douleuarō thelavō?But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

asthenotereim1×

1 Corinthians 12:22“weaker”alla polle mallon teim dokarōteim meleim teu sōmeu asthenotereim huparcharō anankaieim atō,On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

asthenotere1×

1 Peter 3:7“weaker”Toir anēroir homoiōs sunoikarōtois kata gnōsian, hōs asthenotere skeue te gunaikeie aponemarōtois timan, hōs kai sunklēronomoi chariau zōau, eis tem mē enkoptirō tain proseuchain vu.Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.