Strong's Lexicon dunamai: to be able, to have power Original Word: δύναμαι Word Origin: A primary verb Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3201 (יָכֹל, yakol): to be able, have power - H3581 (כֹּחַ, koach): strength, power Usage: The Greek verb "dunamai" primarily means "to be able" or "to have the power or capacity" to do something. It conveys the idea of possessing the ability or strength to perform an action or achieve a result. In the New Testament, "dunamai" is often used to describe both physical and spiritual capabilities, emphasizing the power that comes from God or faith. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of power (dunamis) was significant, often associated with authority, strength, and capability. The New Testament writers, particularly Paul, frequently use "dunamai" and its related forms to contrast human limitations with divine empowerment. This reflects the early Christian understanding that true power and ability come from God, rather than human effort alone. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 1410 dýnamai (a primitive verb) – to show ability (power); able (enabled by God), empowered. See the cognate-noun, 1411 /dýnamis ("ability, power"). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. verb Definition to be able, to have power NASB Translation able (50), am able (2), can (60), cannot (1), cannot* (59), could (24), may (1), might (3), power...has (1), unable* (7). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1410: δύναμαιδύναμαι, deponent verb, present indicative 2 person singular δύνασαι and, according to a rarer form occasional in the poets and from Polybius on to be met with in prose writings also (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 359; (WHs Appendix, p. 168; Winers Grammar, § 13, 2 b.; Veitch, under the word)), δύνῃ (Mark 9:22f L T Tr WH; (Luke 16:2 T WH Tr text); Revelation 2:2); imperfect ἐδυναμην and Attic ἠδυναμην, between which forms the manuscripts and editions are almost everywhere divided (in Mark 6:19; Mark 14:5; Luke 8:19; Luke 19:3; John 9:33; John 12:39 all editions read ἠδυναμην, so R G in Matthew 26:9; Luke 1:22; John 11:37; Revelation 14:3; on the other hand, in Matthew 22:46; Luke 1:22; John 11:37; Revelation 14:3, L T Tr WH all read ἐδυναμην, so T WH in Matthew 26:9; R G in Matthew 22:46. Cf. WHs Appendix, p. 162; Winer's Grammar, § 12, 1 b.; B, 33 (29)); future δυνήσομαι; 1 aorist ἠδυνήθην and (in Mark 7:24 T WH, after manuscripts א B only; in Matthew 17:16 manuscript B) ἠδυνάσθην (cf. (WH as above and p. 169); Kühner, § 343, under the word; (Veitch, under the word; Winers Grammar, 84 (81); Buttmann, 33 (29); Curtius, Das Verbum, 2:402)); the Sept. for יָכֹל; to be able, have power, whether by virtue of one's own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favorable circumstances, or by permission of law or custom; a. followed by an infinitive (Winers Grammar, § 44, 3) present or aorist (on the distinction between which, cf. Winer's Grammar, § 44, 7). α. followed by a present infinitive: Matthew 6:24; Matthew 9:15; Mark 2:7; Mark 3:23; Luke 6:39; John 3:2; John 5:19; Acts 27:15; 1 Corinthians 10:21; Hebrews 5:7; 1 John 3:9; Revelation 9:20, and often. β. followed by an aorist infinitive: Matthew 3:9; Matthew 5:14; Mark 1:45; Mark 2:4; Mark 5:3; Luke 8:19; Luke 13:11; John 3:3; John 6:52; John 7:34, 36; Acts 4:16 (R G); b. with an infinitive omitted, as being easily supplied from the context: Matthew 16:3 (here T brackets WH reject the passage); c. joined with an accusative, δύναμαι τί, to be able to do something (cf. German ich vermag etwas): Mark 9:22; Luke 12:26; 2 Corinthians 13:8 (and in Greek writings from Homer on). d. absolutely, like the Latinpossum (as in Cues. b. gall. 1, 18, 6), equivalent to to be able, capable, strong, powerful: 1 Corinthians 3:2; 1 Corinthians 10:13. (2 Chronicles 32:13; 1 Macc. 5:40f; in 2 Macc. 11:13 manuscript Alex., and often in Greek writings as Euripides, Or. 889; Thucydides 4, 105; Xenophon, an. 4, 5, 11f; Isocrates, Demosthenes, Aeschines) Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible -- be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power. Englishman's Concordance Matthew 3:9 V-PIM/P-3SGRK: ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ θεὸς NAS: God is able to raise KJV: that God is able of these INT: to you that able is God Matthew 5:14 V-PIM/P-3S Matthew 5:36 V-PIM/P-2S Matthew 6:24 V-PIM/P-3S Matthew 6:24 V-PIM/P-2P Matthew 6:27 V-PIM/P-3S Matthew 7:18 V-PIM/P-3S Matthew 8:2 V-PIM/P-2S Matthew 9:15 V-PIM/P-3P Matthew 9:28 V-PIM/P-1S Matthew 10:28 V-PPM/P-GMP Matthew 10:28 V-PPM/P-AMS Matthew 12:29 V-PIM/P-3S Matthew 12:34 V-PIM/P-2P Matthew 16:3 V-PIM/P-2P Matthew 17:16 V-AIP-3P Matthew 17:19 V-AIP-1P Matthew 19:12 V-PPM/P-NMS Matthew 19:25 V-PIM/P-3S Matthew 20:22 V-PIM/P-2P Matthew 20:22 V-PIM/P-1P Matthew 22:46 V-IIM/P-3S Matthew 26:9 V-IIM/P-3S Matthew 26:42 V-PIM/P-3S Matthew 26:53 V-PIM/P-1S Strong's Greek 1410 |
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