Strong's G772 · Greek
ἀσθενής
asthenes · /as-then-ace'/
Definition
from 1 (as a negative particle) and the base of 4599; strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral):--more feeble, impotent, sick, without strength, weak(-er, -ness, thing).
KJV: more feeble, impotent, sick, without strength, weak(-er, -ness, thing)
Root / derivation: from 1 (as a negative particle) and the base of 4599
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἀσθενής across 23 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
23 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew4 verses
Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
Matthew 25:43I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
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.
Acts3 verses
If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;
Acts 5:15Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. into: or, in every street
Acts 5:16There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
1 Corinthians8 verses
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1 Corinthians 1:27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
1 Corinthians 4:10We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
1 Corinthians 8:7Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
1 Corinthians 8:10For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; emboldened: Gr. edified
1 Corinthians 9:22To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
1 Corinthians 11:30For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
1 Corinthians 12:22Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
2 Corinthians1 verse
1 Thessalonians1 verse
Hebrews1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G772 (asthenes) mean?
from 1 (as a negative particle) and the base of 4599; strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral):--more feeble, impotent, sick, without strength, weak(-er, -ness, thing).
How many times does G772 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G772 (ἀσθενής) appears in 23 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “weak.”
How is asthenes translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G772 is rendered as “weak” (12×), “sick” (6×), “weakness” (2×), “feeble” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word ἀσθενής come from?
from 1 (as a negative particle) and the base of 4599