ἀσθένεια
astheneia
“weakness: weak”
Definition
feebleness (of mind or body); by implication, malady; morally, frailty
from G772 (ἀσθενής);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἀσθένεια appears 23 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.
After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.
He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness.
and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.
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