ἀσθενήσω

ἀ̱σθενήσω, ἀσθενέω

aor ind mid 2nd sg (doric aeolic)

ἀσθενέω

aor subj act 1st sg

ἀσθενέω

fut ind act 1st sg

ἀ̱σθενήσω, ἀσθενέω

futperf ind act 1st sg (doric aeolic)

ἀσθενέω

aor ind mid 2nd sg (homeric ionic)

ἀ̱σθενήσω, ἀσθενέω

aor ind mid 2nd sg (doric aeolic)

ἀσθενέω

aor subj act 1st sg

ἀσθενέω

fut ind act 1st sg

ἀ̱σθενήσω, ἀσθενέω

futperf ind act 1st sg (doric aeolic)

ἀσθενέω

aor ind mid 2nd sg (homeric ionic)

ἀσθενέω fut. ἀσθενήσω; 1 aor. ἠσθένησα; pf. ptc. τὸ ἠσθενικός Ezk 34:4 (s. prec. entry; Eur., Thu. et al.; ins, pap, LXX, TestSol 1:2 codd. VW; Test12Patr, Philo, Joseph.)

① to suffer a debilitating illness, be sick (SIG 596, 16 ἰατρὸν τὸν θεραπεύσοντα τοὺς ἀσθενοῦντας; 620, 43; POxy 725, 40; BGU 844, 12; PLond II, 144, 8 p. 253 [I A.D.?] et al.; for others s. Preis. index) Mt 25:39; Lk 7:10 v.l.; J 4:46; 11:1, 2, 3, 6; Phil 2:26f; 2 Ti 4:20; Js 5:14; ἀ. νόσοις ποικίλαις suffer from various diseases Lk 4:40.—Pres. ptc. oft. as subst. sick person J 5:7, 13 v.l.; mostly pl., Mt 10:8; Mk 6:56; Lk 9:2 v.l.; J 5:3; 6:2; Ac 19:12; 1 Cl 59:4.—The aor. means I was sick Mt 25:36 or I have become sick Ac 9:37 (Palaeph. p. 44, 2 ἡ Ἕλλη ἀσθενήσασα ἀπέθανεν).

② to experience some personal incapacity or limitation, be weak of weakness in general 2 Cor 12:10; ἀ. εἴς τινα (opp. δυνατεῖν ἔν τινι) be weak toward someone 2 Cor 13:3; cp. vss. 4, 9.—Of weakness caused by fear or caution 2 Cor 11:21 (for the satire cp. Demosth. 18, 320). Of weakness in determining correct courses of action Ro 14:2; 1 Cor 8:11f; 2 Cl 17:2; ἀ. τῇ πίστει be weak in faith 4:19; 14:1 (i.e. over-scrupulous). W. σκανδαλίζεσθαι Ro 14:21 v.l. Gener. of faint-heartedness and timidity 2 Cor 11:29.—Be weakened, disabled (Oenomaus in Eus., PE 5, 24, 3; Jos., Bell. 2, 329, Ant. 6, 370; Sb 5113, 19) of the law’s weakness: ἐν ᾧ ἠσθένει because it was weakened Ro 8:3.

③ to experience lack of material necessities, be in need (Eur.; Aristoph., Pax 636; PHib 113, 17; UPZ 110, 22; ἠσθενηκότες PTebt 188 [II/I B.C.]) Ac 20:35 (s. ἀσθενής 2c).—DELG s.v. σθένος. M-M. TW.