weakness

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

P. and V. ἀσθένεια, ἡ (rare V.), P. ἀρρωστία, ἡ.

powerlessness: P. ἀδυνασία, ἡ.

want of energy: P. μαλακία, ἡ.

worthlessness: P. and V. φαυλότης, ἡ.

defect: P. and V. ἁμαρτία, ἡ; see defect.

this is a source of weakness to most states: V. ἐν τῷδε γὰρ κάμνουσιν αἱ πολλαὶ πόλεις (Euripides, Hecuba 306).