What does ἀσθενής · στοιχεῖον mean in the Bible?
ἀσθενής · στοιχεῖον is a Greek phrase meaning "strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral)".
Greek · G772, G4747
ἀσθενῆ στοιχεῖα
Strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral) · principle
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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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στοιχεῖον G4747 principle
Pronunciation stoicheîon
Elementary principles or fundamental components, from basic alphabet letters to cosmic powers controlling human existence.
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What does ἀσθενῆ στοιχεῖα (asthenē stoicheia) mean in the Bible?
ἀσθενής · στοιχεῖον is a Greek phrase meaning "strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G772, G4747?
G772, G4747 is connected to 26 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral)
Source Gloss
strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 26 Case pattern Nominative (10) Number pattern Plural (12)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 26:41 · Mark 14:38 · 1 Cor 8:7 · 2 Cor 10:10 4×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 25:43 · 1 Cor 9:22 2×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 1 Cor 4:10 · 1 Cor 11:30 2×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 1:25 1×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter 1 Cor 12:22 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Acts 4:9 · 1 Cor 8:10 2×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Rom 5:6 · 1 Thess 5:14 2×
Dative · Plural · Masculine 1 Cor 8:9 · 1 Cor 9:22 2×
Dative · Singular · Neuter 1 Pet 3:7 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 9:2 · Luke 10:9 · Acts 5:15 · Acts 5:16 · 1 Cor 9:22 5×
Word Origins
ἀσθενῆ στοιχεῖα is built from these roots:
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