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An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

ἀσθενής

Etym. σθένος

I. "without strength, weak, feeble, weakly", Hdt., etc.; ἀσθενέστερος πόνον ἐνεγκεῖν "too weak" to bear labour, Dem.:— τὸ ἀσθενὲς ῀ ἀσθένεια, Thuc.

2. of property, "weak, poor", Hdt., Eur.; οἱ ἀσθενέστεροι "the weaker sort", i. e. "the poor", Xen.

3. "insignificant", οὐκ ἀσθενέστατος σοφιστής Hdt.; of streams, "petty, small", id=Hdt.

II. adv. ἀσθενῶς, "feebly, slightly", Plat.: comp. -έστερον or -έστερα id=Plat., Thuc.