27 occurrences

'Weak' in the Bible

Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb;

but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,

However not all men have this knowledge; but some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

For if someone sees you, who have knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

For through your knowledge he who is weak is ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

And so, by sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak; I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some.

To my shame I must say that we have been weak by comparison.But in whatever respect anyone else is bold—I speak in foolishness—I am just as bold myself.

Who is weak without my being weak? Who is led into sin without my intense concern?

since you are seeking for proof of the Christ who speaks in me, and who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you.

For we rejoice when we ourselves are weak but you are strong; this we also pray for, that you be made complete.

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?

For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses,

For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints a Son, made perfect forever.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀσθενέω 
Astheneo 
be weak , be sick , sick , weak , impotent man , be diseased , be made weak
Usage: 34

ἀσθενής 
Asthenes 
Usage: 19

אמל 
'amal 
Usage: 16

דּל 
Dal 
Usage: 48

חלה 
Chalah 
Usage: 76

חלשׁ 
Chalash 
Usage: 4

חלּשׁ 
Challash 
Usage: 1

כּשׁל 
Kashal 
Usage: 62

ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 83

רך 
Rak 
Usage: 16

רפה 
Raphah 
feeble , fail , weaken , go , alone , idle , stay , slack , faint , forsake , abated , cease ,
Usage: 46

רפה 
Rapheh 
Usage: 4

ἀδύνατος 
Adunatos 
impossible , impotent , could not do , weak , not possible
Usage: 7

ἀσθένεια 
Astheneia 
Usage: 21

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