What does ἰάομαι · ἀσθενής mean in the Bible?
ἰάομαι · ἀσθενής is a Greek phrase meaning "to cure (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G2390, G772
ἰᾶσθαι τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς
To cure (literally or figuratively) · strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral)
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ἰάομαιG2390to cure (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationiáomai
Healing that restores physical or spiritual wholeness; broader than mere symptom relief or treatment.
Open lexicon entry →ἀσθενήςG772strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral)
Pronunciationasthenḗs
Weakness encompassing physical frailty, spiritual immaturity, and moral vulnerability requiring compassionate support.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἰᾶσθαι τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς (iasthai tous astheneis) mean in the Bible?
ἰάομαι · ἀσθενής is a Greek phrase meaning "to cure (literally or figuratively)".
Full entry for ἰᾶσθαι τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς (G2390, G772) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2390, G772?
G2390, G772 is connected to 26 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to cure (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to cure (literally or figuratively)
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups5Aligned forms26TensesAorist, Future, Present, Imperfect, PerfectVoicesPassive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality17×
Aorist PassiveMatt 8:13 · Matt 15:28 · Luke 8:47 · Luke 17:15 · 1 Pet 2:245×
Aorist MiddleLuke 9:42 · Luke 14:4 · Luke 22:51 · Acts 28:84×
Future MiddleMatt 13:15 · John 12:40 · Acts 28:273×
Imperfect MiddleLuke 6:19 · Luke 9:112×
Future PassiveMatt 8:81×
Perfect PassiveMark 5:291×
Present MiddleActs 9:341×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract3×
Present MiddleLuke 5:17 · Luke 9:22×
Aorist PassiveLuke 6:181×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Aorist PassiveLuke 7:71×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose3×
Aorist PassiveHeb 12:13 · Jas 5:162×
Aorist MiddleJohn 4:471×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Aorist PassiveJohn 5:131×
Present MiddleActs 10:381×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 26 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist15present4future4imperfect2perfect1
Voice
middle14passive12
Mood
indicative17subjunctive3infinitive3participle2imperative1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:13ἰάθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 8:8ἰαθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveMatthew 13:15ἰάσομαιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 15:28ἰάθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMark 5:29ἴαταιperfect passive indicativeresultantLuke 5:17ἰᾶσθαιpresent middle infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 6:18ἰαθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 6:19ἰᾶτοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundLuke 7:7ἰαθήτωaorist passive imperativeimperativeLuke 8:47ἰάθηaorist passive indicativecompletedLuke 9:11ἰᾶτοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundLuke 9:2ἰᾶσθαιpresent middle infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 9:42ἰάσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedLuke 14:4ἰάσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedLuke 17:15ἰάθηaorist passive indicativecompletedLuke 22:51ἰάσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedJohn 4:47ἰάσηταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 5:13ἰαθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleJohn 12:40ἰάσομαιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveActs 9:34ἰᾶταίpresent middle indicativeongoingActs 10:38ἰώμενοςpresent middle participleparticipleActs 28:27ἰάσομαιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveActs 28:8ἰάσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedHebrews 12:13ἰαθῇaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveJames 5:16ἰαθῆτεaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctive1 Peter 2:24ἰάθητεaorist passive indicativecompleted
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἰᾶσθαι τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς is a primary verb - no further derivation.