ἀσθενής

See also: ασθενής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “un-”) +‎ σθένος (sthénos, “strength”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /as.tʰe.nɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /as.tʰeˈne̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /as.θeˈnis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /as.θeˈnis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /as.θeˈnis/

Adjective

ἀσθενής • (asthenḗs) m or f (neuter ἀσθενές); third declension

without strength, weak
feeble, sickly
sick, ill
insignificant
poor

Inflection

Third declension of ἀσθενής; ἀσθενές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀσθενής asthenḗs	ἀσθενές asthenés	ἀσθενεῖ astheneî	ἀσθενεῖ astheneî	ἀσθενεῖς astheneîs	ἀσθενῆ asthenê
Genitive	ἀσθενοῦς asthenoûs	ἀσθενοῦς asthenoûs	ἀσθενοῖν asthenoîn	ἀσθενοῖν asthenoîn	ἀσθενῶν asthenôn	ἀσθενῶν asthenôn
Dative	ἀσθενεῖ astheneî	ἀσθενεῖ astheneî	ἀσθενοῖν asthenoîn	ἀσθενοῖν asthenoîn	ἀσθενέσῐ / ἀσθενέσῐν asthenésĭ(n)	ἀσθενέσῐ / ἀσθενέσῐν asthenésĭ(n)
Accusative	ἀσθενῆ asthenê	ἀσθενές asthenés	ἀσθενεῖ astheneî	ἀσθενεῖ astheneî	ἀσθενεῖς astheneîs	ἀσθενῆ asthenê
Vocative	ἀσθενές asthenés	ἀσθενές asthenés	ἀσθενεῖ astheneî	ἀσθενεῖ astheneî	ἀσθενεῖς astheneîs	ἀσθενῆ asthenê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀσθενῶς asthenôs		ἀσθενέστερος asthenésteros		ἀσθενέστᾰτος asthenéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἀσθενής; ἀσθενές (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀσθενής asthenḗs	ἀσθενές asthenés	ἀσθενεῖ / ἀσθενέε astheneî / asthenée	ἀσθενεῖ / ἀσθενέε astheneî / asthenée	ἀσθενεῖς / ἀσθενέες astheneîs / asthenées	ἀσθενέᾰ asthenéă
Genitive	ἀσθενέος / ἀσθενεῦς asthenéos / astheneûs	ἀσθενέος / ἀσθενεῦς asthenéos / astheneûs	ἀσθενέοιν asthenéoin	ἀσθενέοιν asthenéoin	ἀσθενέων asthenéōn	ἀσθενέων asthenéōn
Dative	ἀσθενεῖ / ἀσθενέῐ̈ astheneî / asthenéĭ̈	ἀσθενεῖ / ἀσθενέῐ̈ astheneî / asthenéĭ̈	ἀσθενέοιν asthenéoin	ἀσθενέοιν asthenéoin	ἀσθενέσῐ / ἀσθενέσῐν asthenésĭ(n)	ἀσθενέσῐ / ἀσθενέσῐν asthenésĭ(n)
Accusative	ἀσθενέᾰ asthenéă	ἀσθενές asthenés	ἀσθενεῖ / ἀσθενέε astheneî / asthenée	ἀσθενεῖ / ἀσθενέε astheneî / asthenée	ἀσθενέᾰς asthenéăs	ἀσθενέᾰ asthenéă
Vocative	ἀσθενές asthenés	ἀσθενές asthenés	ἀσθενεῖ / ἀσθενέε astheneî / asthenée	ἀσθενεῖ / ἀσθενέε astheneî / asthenée	ἀσθενεῖς / ἀσθενέες astheneîs / asthenées	ἀσθενέᾰ asthenéă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀσθενέως asthenéōs		ἀσθενέστερος asthenésteros		ἀσθενέστᾰτος asthenéstătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

ἀσθένεια (asthéneia, “weakness”)

Descendants

Greek: ασθενής (asthenís)
Hebrew: אִסְטְנִיס
→ Translingual: Asthenes

References

“ἀσθενής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἀσθενής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ἀσθενής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
ἀσθενής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
“ἀσθενής”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
G772 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- ailing idem, page 21.
- decrepit idem, page 202.
- delicate idem, page 207.
- enfeebled idem, page 273.
- faint idem, page 302.
- feeble idem, page 313.
- fragile idem, page 342.
- frail idem, page 342.
- ill idem, page 414.
- impotent idem, page 423.
- indisposed idem, page 434.
- infirm idem, page 438.
- insignificant idem, page 445.
- invalid idem, page 456.
- languid idem, page 475.
- limp idem, page 492.
- moribund idem, page 541.
- nerveless idem, page 556.
- palsied idem, page 590.
- paltry idem, page 590.
- perishable idem, page 607.
- petty idem, page 609.
- poor idem, page 626.
- poorly idem, page 626.
- powerless idem, page 631.
- puny idem, page 658.
- shaky idem, page 761.
- sick idem, page 772.
- sickly idem, page 772.
- slender idem, page 783.
- slight idem, page 784.
- small idem, page 786.
- tender idem, page 861.
- trivial idem, page 896.
- weak idem, page 969.
- weakling idem, page 970.