ἀδυνατέωadynatéō
to be unable, i.e. (passively) impossible
Greek (New Testament) · G101
Meanings
1. to be unable.
2. In LXX and NT, to be impossible: Matthew 17:20, Luke 1:37.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 17:20 “You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.”
- Luke 1:37 For the word of God will never fail.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.