astheneia · weakness, illness

What it means

astheneia (ἀσθένεια) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “weakness, illness”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Lack of strength.
2. A bodily ailment that takes away health and needs healing.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• weakness ×13
• weaknesses ×5
• illnesses ×3
• illness ×2
• diseases ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Luke×4
• John×2
• Acts×1
• Romans×2
• 1 Corinthians×2
• 2 Corinthians×6
• Galatians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×4

• Matthew 8:17

  so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, when he says, “He himself took our weaknesses and carried our diseases.”

• Luke 5:15

  But the word about him was spreading even more, and great crowds were gathering to hear and to be healed of their illnesses.

• Luke 8:2

  and some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

• Luke 13:11

  And look, there was a woman who had a spirit of weakness for eighteen years, and she was bent over and not able to straighten up completely.

• Luke 13:12

  And when Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your weakness.”

• John 5:5

  A certain man was there who had been in his illness thirty-eight years.

• John 11:4

  But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness is not to death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

• Acts 28:9

  And when this had happened, the rest on the island who had diseases also were coming and being healed.

• Romans 6:19

  I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to iniquity for iniquity, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for sanctification.

• Romans 8:26

  And likewise the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes with groanings that cannot be uttered.

• 1 Corinthians 2:3

  And I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling,

• 1 Corinthians 15:43

  it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

• 2 Corinthians 11:30

  If I must boast, I will boast of the things of my weakness.

• 2 Corinthians 12:5

  About such a one I will boast, but about myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

• 2 Corinthians 12:9

  And he has said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for power is made complete in weakness.” So most gladly I will boast all the more in my weaknesses, so that the power of the Messiah may dwell upon me.

• 2 Corinthians 12:10

  Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions and distresses, for the sake of the Messiah; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

• 2 Corinthians 13:4

  For indeed he was crucified out of weakness, but he lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we will live with him by the power of God toward you.

• Galatians 4:13

  and you know that it was because of a weakness of the flesh that I proclaimed the good news to you the first time;

• 1 Timothy 5:23

  No longer drink only water, but use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

• Hebrews 4:15

  For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tested in every way just as we are, yet without sin.

• Hebrews 5:2

  being able to deal gently with the ignorant and those who go astray, since he also is surrounded by weakness;

• Hebrews 7:28

  For the law appoints human beings who have weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son made perfect forever.

• Hebrews 11:34

  quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put to flight the armies of foreigners.

And 1 more times.