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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ἰάομαι G2390 to cure (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation iáomai
Healing that restores physical or spiritual wholeness; broader than mere symptom relief or treatment.
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ἀσθενής G772 strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral)
Pronunciation asthenḗs
Weakness encompassing physical frailty, spiritual immaturity, and moral vulnerability requiring compassionate support.
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What does ἰᾶσθαι τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς (iasthai tous astheneis) mean in the Bible?
ἰάομαι · ἀσθενής is a Greek phrase meaning "to cure (literally or figuratively)".
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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 groups 5 Aligned forms 26 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present, Imperfect, Perfect Voices Passive, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 17×
Aorist Passive Matt 8:13 · Matt 15:28 · Luke 8:47 · Luke 17:15 · 1 Pet 2:24 5×
Aorist Middle Luke 9:42 · Luke 14:4 · Luke 22:51 · Acts 28:8 4×
Future Middle Matt 13:15 · John 12:40 · Acts 28:27 3×
Imperfect Middle Luke 6:19 · Luke 9:11 2×
Future Passive Matt 8:8 1×
Perfect Passive Mark 5:29 1×
Present Middle Acts 9:34 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Present Middle Luke 5:17 · Luke 9:2 2×
Aorist Passive Luke 6:18 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 7:7 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Aorist Passive Heb 12:13 · Jas 5:16 2×
Aorist Middle John 4:47 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Passive John 5:13 1×
Present Middle Acts 10:38 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 26 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 15 present 4 future 4 imperfect 2 perfect 1
Voice
middle 14 passive 12
Mood
indicative 17 subjunctive 3 infinitive 3 participle 2 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:13 ἰάθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 8:8 ἰαθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 13:15 ἰάσομαι future middle indicative prospective Matthew 15:28 ἰάθη aorist passive indicative completed Mark 5:29 ἴαται perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 5:17 ἰᾶσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Luke 6:18 ἰαθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 6:19 ἰᾶτο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 7:7 ἰαθήτω aorist passive imperative imperative Luke 8:47 ἰάθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 9:11 ἰᾶτο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 9:2 ἰᾶσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Luke 9:42 ἰάσατο aorist middle indicative completed Luke 14:4 ἰάσατο aorist middle indicative completed Luke 17:15 ἰάθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 22:51 ἰάσατο aorist middle indicative completed John 4:47 ἰάσηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive John 5:13 ἰαθεὶς aorist passive participle participle John 12:40 ἰάσομαι future middle indicative prospective Acts 9:34 ἰᾶταί present middle indicative ongoing Acts 10:38 ἰώμενος present middle participle participle Acts 28:27 ἰάσομαι future middle indicative prospective Acts 28:8 ἰάσατο aorist middle indicative completed Hebrews 12:13 ἰαθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive James 5:16 ἰαθῆτε aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive 1 Peter 2:24 ἰάθητε aorist passive indicative completed
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.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain