Be weak
ἀσθενέωStrong’s G0770astheneō
Appears in 34 verses of the New Testament
In short
Astheneō is the Greek word usually translated “ailing”, “being weak” and “is weak”. It appears in 34 verses of the New Testament.
“Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.”
Meaning
Usually translated “ailing”, “being weak” and “is weak”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ailing 10
- being weak 4
- is weak 3
- was sick 2
- i was sick 1
- being sick 1
- was being sick 1
- he is sick 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 8
- 2 Corinthians 6
- Romans 5
- Matthew 3
- Acts 3
- Luke 2
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 25:36Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
- Matthew 25:39Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
- Mark 6:56And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
- Luke 4:40Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
- Luke 7:10And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.
- John 4:46So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
Greek dictionary
ἀσθενέω astheneō · be weak
ἀσθενέω, -ῶ ( ἀσθενής) [in LXX chiefly for כָּשַׁל ;] to be weak, feeble: Act.20:35, Rom.8:3, 2Co.11:21 12:10 13:4 13:9; with dative, πίστει (Cremer, 527), Rom.4:19 14:1; same implied, Rom.14:2, 21, 1Co.8:11-12, 2Co.11:29; εἰς, 2Co.13:3. Specif., of bodily debility, to be sick: Mat.25:36, 39, Luk.4:40, Jhn.4:46 5:3, 7 5:13 11:1-3, 6 Act.9:37, Php.2:26-27, 2Ti.4:20, Jas.5:14; οἱ ἀσθενοῦντες, the sick: Mat.10:8 (MM, see word), Mrk.6:56, Luk.9:2, Act.19:12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.