ἀσθενέω

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.