Weakness
ἀσθένημαStrong’s G0771asthenēma
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Asthenēma is the Greek word usually translated “weaknesses”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.”
Meaning
Usually translated “weaknesses”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- weaknesses 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀσθένημα asthenēma · weakness
ἀσθένημα, -τος, τό (ἀσθενής), an infirmity (MM, see word): Rom.15:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “weakness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WEAKNESS, noun
- Want of physical strength; want of force or vigor; feebleness; as the weakness of a child; the weakness of an invalid; the weakness of a wall or bridge, or of thread or cordage.
- Want of sprightliness.
- Want of steadiness.
- Infirmity; unhealthiness; as weakness of constitution.
All definitions
- Want of moral force or effect upon the mind; as the weakness of evidence; the weakness of arguments.
- Want of judgment; feebleness of mind; foolishness.
- Defect; failing; fault; with a plural.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.