UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: ἀσθένεια; -ας

Constructions: ἀσθένεια; ἀ-; σθενόω

Sense 1: incapacity, weakness, limitation

Semantic entry: 74.23

Semantic domains: Able, Capable

Definition: a state of incapacity to do or experience something

Notes: A literal rendering of this expression in RV CO2 12:9 · LV CO2 12:9 · Read together CO2 12:9 may not be meaningful, and in fact can be quite misleading. δύναμις is best interpreted as ‘God’s power’ and ἀσθένεια as the weakness which Paul experienced. Therefore, one may be able to translate as ‘my power is greatest when you are weak’ (see Today’s English Version).

ROM 6:19: RV ROM 6:19 · LV ROM 6:19 · Read together ROM 6:19

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OET-RV ROM 6:19

19 I’m speaking from a human perspective because of your human weakness. Just as you previously used parts of your bodies as slaves to impurity and lawlessness, leading down to further lawlessness, so now present your body parts as slaves to righteousness, leading up to holiness.

OET-LV ROM 6:19

19 In _human terms I _am _speaking, because _of the weakness of _the flesh of _you _all.
For/Because as you _all _presented the members of _you _all as _slaves to_ the _impurity, and to_ the _lawlessness further to the lawlessness, thus now present the members of _you _all, as _slaves to_ the _righteousness to holiness.

ROM 8:26: RV ROM 8:26 · LV ROM 8:26 · Read together ROM 8:26

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OET-RV ROM 8:26

26 Similarly, the spirit also helps us with our weaknesses, because we don’t even know what to pray for, but the spirit intercedes with groanings that we can’t put into words.

OET-LV ROM 8:26

26 And likewise also the spirit is _helping with _the weakness of _us, because/for the who we _may _pray as it _is _fitting, not we _have _known, but itself the spirit is _interceding with _groanings inexpressible.

All 12 recorded passages for this sense

ROM: RV ROM 6:19 · RV ROM 8:26 · LV ROM 6:19 · LV ROM 8:26 · Read together ROM 6:19 · Read together ROM 8:26

CO1: RV CO1 15:43 · LV CO1 15:43 · Read together CO1 15:43

CO2: RV CO2 11:30 · RV CO2 12:5 · RV CO2 12:9–10 · RV CO2 13:4 · LV CO2 11:30 · LV CO2 12:5 · LV CO2 12:9–10 · LV CO2 13:4 · Read together CO2 11:30 · Read together CO2 12:5 · Read together CO2 12:9–10 · Read together CO2 13:4

GAL: RV GAL 4:13 · LV GAL 4:13 · Read together GAL 4:13

HEB: RV HEB 4:15 · RV HEB 5:2 · RV HEB 7:28 · LV HEB 4:15 · LV HEB 5:2 · LV HEB 7:28 · Read together HEB 4:15 · Read together HEB 5:2 · Read together HEB 7:28

Sense 2: illness, disability, weakness

Semantic entry: 23.143

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Sickness, Disease, Weakness

Definition: the state of being ill and thus incapacitated in some manner

Notes: It may be extremely difficult in some languages to speak of ‘taking illness’ or ‘carrying away diseases.’ A strictly literal rendering of such an expression might suggest immediately that Jesus was a type of medicine man who healed others by taking upon himself precisely the same kinds of diseases (a widespread shamanistic practice). It may therefore be necessary in some languages to translate RV MAT 8:17 · LV MAT 8:17 · Read together MAT 8:17 as ‘he caused us to no longer have illness and disease.’ In this way, one may avoid a specific type of shamanistic practice which would be inappropriate in this context.

MAT 8:17: RV MAT 8:17 · LV MAT 8:17 · Read together MAT 8:17

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OET-RV MAT 8:17

17 This fulfilled what the prophet Yeshayah (Isaiah) had written: ‘He took our sickness and bore our diseases.’

OET-LV MAT 8:17

17 so _that the message may _be _fulfilled having _been _spoken by Aʸsaias/(Yəshaˊ^yāh) the prophet saying:
Himself took the sicknesses of _us and bore the diseases.

LUK 5:15: RV LUK 5:15 · LV LUK 5:15 · Read together LUK 5:15

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OET-RV LUK 5:15

15 However the news about Yeshua was spreading all around, and large crowds were gathering to listen to him and to be healed from their diseases,

OET-LV LUK 5:15

15 But the message concerning him was _passing _through more, and great crowds were _coming _together to _be _hearing, and to _be _being _healed from the sicknesses of _them.

All 10 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 8:17 · LV MAT 8:17 · Read together MAT 8:17

LUK: RV LUK 5:15 · RV LUK 8:2 · RV LUK 13:11–12 · LV LUK 5:15 · LV LUK 8:2 · LV LUK 13:11–12 · Read together LUK 5:15 · Read together LUK 8:2 · Read together LUK 13:11–12

JHN: RV JHN 5:5 · RV JHN 11:4 · LV JHN 5:5 · LV JHN 11:4 · Read together JHN 5:5 · Read together JHN 11:4

ACT: RV ACT 28:9 · LV ACT 28:9 · Read together ACT 28:9

TI1: RV TI1 5:23 · LV TI1 5:23 · Read together TI1 5:23

HEB: RV HEB 11:34 · LV HEB 11:34 · Read together HEB 11:34

Sense 3: timidity, being fearful

Semantic entry: 25.269

Semantic domains: Attitudes and Emotions

Subdomains: Fear, Terror, Alarm

Definition: (a figurative extension of meaning of ἀσθένεια[a] ‘weakness,’ 74.23: ἀσθένεια) a state of timidity resulting from a lack of confidence

CO1 2:3: RV CO1 2:3 · LV CO1 2:3 · Read together CO1 2:3

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OET-RV CO1 2:3

3 And so I came to you all in weakness and fear and with a lot of trembling,

OET-LV CO1 2:3

3 And _I in weakness, and in fear, and in trembling much became with you _all.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἀσθένεια

Form 1

Sense 1: incapacity, weakness, limitation

Sense 2: illness, disability, weakness

Sense 3: timidity, being fearful