- Transliteration: Astheneia

- Phonetic: as-then'-i-ah

- Definition:

1. want of strength, weakness, infirmity

a. of the body

1. its native weakness and frailty

2. feebleness of health or sickness

b. of the soul

1. want of strength and capacity requisite 1b

c. to understand a thing 1b

d. to do things great and glorious 1b

e. to restrain corrupt desires 1b

f. to bear trials and troubles

- Origin: from G772" class="dictionary-topic-link">G772

- TDNT entry: 09:10,8

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G772" class="dictionary-topic-link">G772; feebleness (of body or mind); by implication malady; moral frailty: - disease infirmity sickness weakness.