Weak
ἀσθενήςStrong’s G0772asthenēs
Appears in 24 verses of the New Testament
In short
Asthenēs is the Greek word usually translated “weak”, “sick” and “weakness”. It appears in 24 verses of the New Testament.
“I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.”
Meaning
Usually translated “weak”, “sick” and “weakness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- weak 13
- sick 6
- weakness 2
- ailing 1
- without strength 1
- weak things 1
- weaker 1
- with a weaker 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 9
- Matthew 3
- Acts 3
- Luke 2
- Mark 1
- Romans 1
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 25:44Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
- Matthew 26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
- Mark 14:38Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
- Luke 9:2And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
- Luke 10:9And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
- Acts 4:9If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;
Greek dictionary
ἀσθενής asthenēs · weak
ἀσθενής -ές (ἀ- neg., σθένος, strength), [in LXX for עָנִי, etc. ;] without strength, weak, feeble: 1Co.1:27 4:10 12:22, 2Co.10:10, Gal.4:9, 1Th.5:14, Heb.7:18, 1Pe.3:7. Rhetorically, τό ἀ. τ. θεοῦ, God's action of apparent weakness: 1Co.1:25; of bodily debility, sick, sickly: Mat.25:39 (Rec.) Mat.25:43-44, Luk.9:2 (Rec.) Luk.10:9, Act.4:9 5:15-16 In moral and spiritual sense (MM, see word; Cremer, 526), Mat.26:41, Mrk.14:38, Rom.5:6, 1Co.8:7 8:9-10 9:22 11:30.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “weak” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WEAK, adjective
[G. The primary sense of the root is to yield, fail, give way, recede, or to be soft.]
- Having little physical strength; feeble.
- Infirm; not healthy; as a weak constitution.
- Not able to bear a great weight; as a weak bridge; weak timber.
- Not strong; not compact; easily broken; as a weak ship; a weak rope.
All definitions and other forms of “weak”
- Not able to resist a violent attack; as a weak fortress.
- Soft; pliant; not stiff.
- Low; small; feeble; as a weak voice.
- Feeble of mind; wanting spirit; wanting vigor of understanding; as a weak prince; a weak magistrate.
- Not much impregnated with ingredients, or with things that excite action, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; as weak broth; weak tea; weak toddy; a weak solution; a weak decoction.
- Not politically powerful; as a weak nation or state.
- Not having force of authority or energy; as a weak government.
- Not having moral force or power to convince; not well supported by truth or reason; as a weak argument.
- Not well supported by argument; as weak reasoning.
- Unfortified; accessible; impressible; as the weak side of a person.
- Not having full conviction or confidence; as weak in faith.
- weak land is land of a light thin soil. [I believe never used in New England.]
WEAK, verb transitive
To make weak [Not used.]
WEAK, verb intransitive
To become weak [Not used.]
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.