ἀσθενής

asthenḗs · Greek · Strong's G772 · 25 occurrences

The KJV renders 30 different Hebrew and Greek words as “thing”

What it means

strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral)

from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and the base of G4599 (σθενόω);

How the KJV renders it

more feeble, impotent, sick, without strength, weaker, ness, thing

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“thing”

also renders tìs (G5100), hágios (G40), mēdeís (G3367), tís (G5101), oudeís (G3762), lógos (G3056), prâgma (G4229), nomízō (G3543), ʼômer (H562), gâdôwl (H1419), dâbâr (H1697), zûwr (H2114), chay (H2416), ṭûwb (H2898), yârêʼ (H3372), kôl (H3605), kᵉlîy (H3627), mᵉlâʼkâh (H4399), mᵉʻaṭ (H4592), niddâh (H5079), nephesh (H5315), ʻôsheq (H6233), piggûwl (H6292), qôdesh (H6944), qâlal (H7043), qâsheh (H7186), raʻ (H7451), tahpukâh (H8419), tôwʻêbah (H8441)

“ness”

also renders parrhēsía (G3954), gâdôwl (H1419), dâbâr (H1697), zimmâh (H2154), châṭâʼ (H2398), chêçêd (H2617), ṭôwb (H2896), yârêʼ (H3372), mêyshâr (H4339), mâʻaṭ (H4591), mar (H4751), mârar (H4843), mâthôwq (H4966), tsedeq (H6664), raʻ (H7451), râshaʻ (H7561)

“sick”

also renders kámnō (G2577), asthenéō (G770), kakōs (G2560), ʼânash (H605), chŏlîy (H2483), tachălûwʼ (H8463)

“impotent”

also renders adýnatos (G102)

“weaker”

also renders dal (H1800)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

25 occurrences in the Greek text, first 23 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 1:25 · A-NSN

because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

1 Corinthians 1:27 · A-APN

but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world that he might put to shame the things that are strong.

1 Corinthians 4:10 · A-NPM

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

1 Corinthians 8:7 · A-NSF

However, that knowledge isn’t in all men. But some, with consciousness of an idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

1 Corinthians 8:9 · A-DPM

But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.

1 Corinthians 8:10 · A-GSM

For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol’s temple, won’t his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

1 Corinthians 9:22 A-APM1 Corinthians 11:30 A-NPM1 Corinthians 12:22 A-NPN-C1 Peter 3:7 A-DSN-C1 Thessalonians 5:14 A-GPM2 Corinthians 10:10 A-NSFActs 4:9 A-GSMActs 5:15 A-APMActs 5:16 A-APMGalatians 4:9 A-APNHebrews 7:18 A-ASNLuke 10:9 A-APMMatthew 25:43 A-NSMMatthew 25:44 A-ASMMatthew 26:41 A-NSFMark 14:38 A-NSFRomans 5:6 A-GPM

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