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ἀσθένεια

Feebleness (of mind or body); by implication, malady; morally, frailty

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ἀσθένεια G769
Pronunciation asthéneia

What does ἀσθένεια (asthéneia) mean in the Bible?

ἀσθένεια (asthéneia) is a Greek word meaning "feebleness (of mind or body); by implication, malady; morally, frailty". ἀσθένεια, -ας, ἡ (ἀσθενής), [in LXX for כָּשַׁל, etc.

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Meaning

feebleness (of mind or body); by implication, malady; morally, frailty
Extended definition

Physical infirmity, mental limitation, or spiritual frailty—weakness that invites divine compassion and grace.

(ἀσθενής), [in LXX for כָּשַׁל, etc. ;] weakness, frailty, sickness: Luk.13:11-12, Jhn.11:4, Act.28:9, Rom.6:19 8:26, 2Co.11:30 13:4, Gal.4:13 (MM, see word), Heb.5:2 7:28 11:34; ἐν ἀ., Jhn.5:5, 1Co.2:3 15:43, 2Co.12:9; pl., Mat.8:17, Luk.5:15 8:2, 2Co.12:5 12:9-10, 1Ti.5:23, Heb.4:15.

Synonymsμαλακία, νόσος (see DB, iii, 323a)
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine John 11:4 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 13:11 · Luke 13:12 · 2 Cor 11:30 · 2 Cor 13:4 · Heb 11:34 5×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Luke 5:15 · Luke 8:2 2×
Dative · Singular · Feminine John 5:5 · Rom 8:26 · 1 Cor 2:3 · 1 Cor 15:43 · 2 Cor 12:9 5×
Dative · Plural · Feminine 2 Cor 12:5 · 2 Cor 12:9 · 2 Cor 12:10 · Heb 4:15 4×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rom 6:19 · Gal 4:13 · Heb 5:2 · Heb 7:28 4×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 8:17 · Acts 28:9 · 1 Tim 5:23 3×
24 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses
Luke 13:10–17 ἀσθενείας asthéneia
Weakness, infirmity
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

ἀσθενέω · ἀσθένεια G770, G769
be sick, weakness, illness
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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