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asthenḗs

weak, sick

Say it: as-then-ACE (approximate)

ἀσθενής

What it means

Without strength, weak or ill. In 4:9, the "basic principles" are "weak and beggarly," unable to give life; in 1 Corinthians 1:25 God's weakness is stronger than people.

Range of meaning

  • WeakLacking strength.
  • SickIll.

In Galatians

  • Chapter 4

    "Weak and beggarly elemental principles" (4:9).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0772G is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources