δύναμαιdýnamai

to be able or possible

Greek (New Testament) · G1410

Meanings

to be able, have power, whether by personal ability, permission, or opportunity: with infinitive present, Matthew 6:24, Mark 2:7, John 3:2, 1 Corinthians 10:21, and elsewhere; with infinitive aorist, Matthew 3:9, Mark 1:45, John 3:3, John 3:4, Romans 8:39, and elsewhere; with accusative, to be able to do something: Mark 9:22, Luke 12:26; 2 Corinthians 13:8; absolutely, to be able, capable, powerful: 1 Corinthians 3:2, 1 Corinthians 10:13.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 208 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 3:9 Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.
  • Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.
  • Matthew 5:36 Do not even say, ‘By my head!’ for you can’t turn one hair white or black.
  • Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
  • Matthew 6:27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
  • Matthew 7:18 A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.