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  • 1.1 Etymology
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  • 1.3 Adjective
    • 1.3.1 Inflection
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    • 1.3.3 Descendants
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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

Adjective

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

1. without strength, weak
2. feeble, sickly
3. sick, ill
4. insignificant
5. poor

Inflection

[edit] Third declension of ᾰ̓σθενής; ᾰ̓σθενές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓σθενήςăsthenḗs		ᾰ̓σθενέςăsthenés	ᾰ̓σθενεῖăstheneî		ᾰ̓σθενεῖăstheneî	ᾰ̓σθενεῖςăstheneîs		ᾰ̓σθενῆăsthenê
Genitive	ᾰ̓σθενοῦςăsthenoûs		ᾰ̓σθενοῦςăsthenoûs	ᾰ̓σθενοῖνăsthenoîn		ᾰ̓σθενοῖνăsthenoîn	ᾰ̓σθενῶνăsthenôn		ᾰ̓σθενῶνăsthenôn
Dative	ᾰ̓σθενεῖăstheneî		ᾰ̓σθενεῖăstheneî	ᾰ̓σθενοῖνăsthenoîn		ᾰ̓σθενοῖνăsthenoîn	ᾰ̓σθενέσῐᾰ̓σθενέσῐνăsthenésĭ(n)		ᾰ̓σθενέσῐᾰ̓σθενέσῐνăsthenésĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓σθενῆăsthenê		ᾰ̓σθενέςăsthenés	ᾰ̓σθενεῖăstheneî		ᾰ̓σθενεῖăstheneî	ᾰ̓σθενεῖςăstheneîs		ᾰ̓σθενῆăsthenê
Vocative	ᾰ̓σθενέςăsthenés		ᾰ̓σθενέςăsthenés	ᾰ̓σθενεῖăstheneî		ᾰ̓σθενεῖăstheneî	ᾰ̓σθενεῖςăstheneîs		ᾰ̓σθενῆăsthenê
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
	ᾰ̓σθενῶςăsthenôs			ᾰ̓σθενέστεροςăsthenésteros			ᾰ̓σθενέστᾰτοςăsthenéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ᾰ̓σθενής; ᾰ̓σθενές (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓σθενήςăsthenḗs		ᾰ̓σθενέςăsthenés	ᾰ̓σθενέεᾰ̓σθενεῖăsthenéeăstheneî		ᾰ̓σθενέεᾰ̓σθενεῖăsthenéeăstheneî	ᾰ̓σθενέεςᾰ̓σθενεῖςăsthenéesăstheneîs		ᾰ̓σθενέᾰăsthenéă
Genitive	ᾰ̓σθενέοςᾰ̓σθενεῦςăsthenéosăstheneûs		ᾰ̓σθενέοςᾰ̓σθενεῦςăsthenéosăstheneûs	ᾰ̓σθενέοινăsthenéoin		ᾰ̓σθενέοινăsthenéoin	ᾰ̓σθενέωνăsthenéōn		ᾰ̓σθενέωνăsthenéōn
Dative	ᾰ̓σθενέῐ̈ᾰ̓σθενεῖăsthenéĭ̈ăstheneî		ᾰ̓σθενέῐ̈ᾰ̓σθενεῖăsthenéĭ̈ăstheneî	ᾰ̓σθενέοινăsthenéoin		ᾰ̓σθενέοινăsthenéoin	ᾰ̓σθενέσῐᾰ̓σθενέσῐνăsthenésĭ(n)		ᾰ̓σθενέσῐᾰ̓σθενέσῐνăsthenésĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓σθενέᾰăsthenéă		ᾰ̓σθενέςăsthenés	ᾰ̓σθενέεᾰ̓σθενεῖăsthenéeăstheneî		ᾰ̓σθενέεᾰ̓σθενεῖăsthenéeăstheneî	ᾰ̓σθενέᾰςăsthenéăs		ᾰ̓σθενέᾰăsthenéă
Vocative	ᾰ̓σθενέςăsthenés		ᾰ̓σθενέςăsthenés	ᾰ̓σθενέεᾰ̓σθενεῖăsthenéeăstheneî		ᾰ̓σθενέεᾰ̓σθενεῖăsthenéeăstheneî	ᾰ̓σθενέεςᾰ̓σθενεῖςăsthenéesăstheneîs		ᾰ̓σθενέᾰăsthenéă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
	ᾰ̓σθενέωςăsthenéōs			ᾰ̓σθενέστεροςăsthenésteros			ᾰ̓σθενέστᾰτοςăsthenéstătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

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• ἀσθένεια (asthéneia, “weakness”)

Descendants

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

References

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• “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 (2006–2026)
• “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.

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