ἀσθένεια

astheneiaweakness: weakHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine24 occurrences10 books23 verses

Definition

ἀσθένεια, -ας, ἡ

(ἀσθενής), [in LXX for כָּשַׁל, etc. ;]

weakness, frailty, sickness: Luke 13:11-12, John 11:4, Acts 28:9, Romans 6:19; 8:26, 2 Corinthians 11:30; 13:4, Galatians 4:13 (MM, see word), Hebrews 5:2; 7:28; 11:34; ἐν ἀ., John 5:5, 1 Corinthians 2:3; 15:43, 2 Corinthians 12:9; pl., Matthew 8:17, Luke 5:15; 8:2, 2 Corinthians 12:5; 12:9-10, 1 Timothy 5:23, Hebrews 4:15.

Synonyms: μαλακία, νόσος (see DB, iii, 323a)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀσθένεια:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

24 total
  1. Matthew 8:17ἀσθενείας · infirmities
    This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
  2. Luke 5:15ἀσθενειῶν · sicknesses
    But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
  3. Luke 8:2ἀσθενειῶν · infirmities
    …as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
  4. Luke 13:11ἀσθενείας · disabled
    …and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.
  5. Luke 13:12ἀσθενείας · disability
    When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.”
  6. John 5:5ἀσθενείᾳ · [an] invalid
    One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
  7. John 11:4ἀσθένεια · sickness
    When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
  8. Acts 28:9ἀσθενείας · sick
    After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.
  9. Romans 6:19ἀσθένειαν · weakness
    I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.
  10. Romans 8:26ἀσθενείᾳ · weakness
    In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
  11. 1 Corinthians 2:3ἀσθενείᾳ · weakness
    I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.
  12. 1 Corinthians 15:43ἀσθενείᾳ · weakness
    It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
  13. 2 Corinthians 11:30ἀσθενείας · weakness
    If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
  14. 2 Corinthians 12:5ἀσθενείαις · weaknesses
    I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.
  15. 2 Corinthians 12:9ἀσθενείᾳ · weakness; ἀσθενείαις · weaknesses
    But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
  16. 2 Corinthians 12:10ἀσθενείαις · weaknesses
    That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
  17. 2 Corinthians 13:4ἀσθενείας · weakness
    For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. For we are also weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him concerning you.
  18. Galatians 4:13ἀσθένειαν · an illness
    You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.
  19. 1 Timothy 5:23ἀσθενείας · ailments
    Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
  20. Hebrews 4:15ἀσθενείαις · weaknesses
    For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
  21. Hebrews 5:2ἀσθένειαν · weakness
    He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.
  22. Hebrews 7:28ἀσθένειαν · weak
    For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
  23. Hebrews 11:34ἀσθενείας · weakness
    …quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.