James 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
English “Is” “sick” emboldened in James 5:14 was translated from Greek verb 770 astheneo that is the verb form of Greek feminine noun 769 astheneia Greek neuter noun 771 asthenema and Greek adjective 772 asthenes all of which are from a compound of Greek negative particle 1 a that is most often similar to English “not” and Greek verb 4599 sthenoo that is the opposite of Greek verb 770 astheneo that is the verb form of Greek feminine noun 769 astheneia Greek neuter noun 771 asthenema and Greek adjective 772 asthenes. Greek verb 4599 sthenoo best reflects God’s definition translated into “strengthen” in 1 Peter 5:10 “But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you”. While Greek verb 770 astheneo that is the verb form of Greek feminine noun 769 astheneia Greek neuter noun 771 asthenema and Greek adjective 772 asthenes best reflect God’s definition translated into “weakness” “infirmities” and “I am weak” in the apostle Paul’s words of 2Corinthians 12:10 in the context of 2Corinthians 12:7-10 “And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure” “For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me” “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me” “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong”. Understanding that “strength” and “strong” in 2Corinthians 12:9 & 10 respectively were translated from Greek feminine noun 1411 dunamis and Greek adjective 1415 dunatos respectively.