ἀσθενής

See also: ασθενής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /as.tʰe.nɛ̌ːs/ → /as.θeˈnis/ → /as.θeˈnis/

• (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

1. without strength, weak
2. feeble, sickly
3. sick, ill
4. insignificant
5. 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 asthenési(n)	ἀσθενέσῐ / ἀσθενέσῐν asthenési(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
		ἀσθενῶς asthenôs			ἀσθενέστερος asthenésteros			ἀσθενέστᾰτος asthenéstatos
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 asthenéa
Genitive		ἀσθενέος / ἀσθενεῦς asthenéos / astheneûs	ἀσθενέος / ἀσθενεῦς asthenéos / astheneûs		ἀσθενέοιν asthenéoin	ἀσθενέοιν asthenéoin		ἀσθενέων asthenéōn	ἀσθενέων asthenéōn
Dative		ἀσθενεῖ / ἀσθενέῐ̈ astheneî / asthenéï	ἀσθενεῖ / ἀσθενέῐ̈ astheneî / asthenéï		ἀσθενέοιν asthenéoin	ἀσθενέοιν asthenéoin		ἀσθενέσῐ / ἀσθενέσῐν asthenési(n)	ἀσθενέσῐ / ἀσθενέσῐν asthenési(n)
Accusative		ἀσθενέᾰ asthenéa	ἀσθενές asthenés		ἀσθενεῖ / ἀσθενέε astheneî / asthenée	ἀσθενεῖ / ἀσθενέε astheneî / asthenée		ἀσθενέᾰς asthenéas	ἀσθενέᾰ asthenéa
Vocative		ἀσθενές asthenés	ἀσθενές asthenés		ἀσθενεῖ / ἀσθενέε astheneî / asthenée	ἀσθενεῖ / ἀσθενέε astheneî / asthenée		ἀσθενεῖς / ἀσθενέες astheneîs / asthenées	ἀσθενέᾰ asthenéa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀσθενέως asthenéōs			ἀσθενέστερος asthenésteros			ἀσθενέστᾰτος asthenéstatos
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

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 (2006–2024)
• “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.