G770 ἀσθενέω (asthenéō) — be weak

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G770

to be feeble (in any sense)

KJV usage: :--be diseased, impotent folk (man), (be) sick, (be, be made) weak.

Etymology: from ;

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

to be weak, infirm, deficient in strength; to be inefficient, Rom. 8:3; 2 Cor. 13:3; to be sick, Mt. 25:36; met. to be weak in faith, to doubt, hesitate, be unsettled, timid, Rom. 14:1; 1 Cor. 8:9, 11, 12; 2 Cor. 11:29; to be deficient in authority, dignity, or power, be contemptible, 2 Cor. 11:21; 13:3, 9; to be afflicted, distressed, needy, Acts 20:35; 2 Cor. 12:10; 13:4, 9

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Matthew 10:8 Matthew 25:36 Matthew 25:39 Mark 6:56 Luke 4:40 John 4:46 John 5:3 John 5:7 John 6:2 John 11:1 John 11:2 John 11:3 John 11:6 Acts 9:37 Acts 19:12 + 17 more →

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