Midvash

δύναμιςdýnamis

force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself)

Greek (New Testament) · G1411

Meanings

power, might, strength; relatively, ability, power to perform: Matthew 25:15, Acts 3:2, Hebrews 11:11; κατὰ δ., 2 Corinthians 8:3; παρὰ δ., 2 Corinthians 8:3; ὑπὲρ δ., 2 Corinthians 1:8; of pecuniary ability, 2 Corinthians 8:3, Revelation 18:3; absolutely, power, might: Luke 24:49, Acts 1:8; opposed to ἀσθένεια, 1 Corinthians 15:43; ἡ δ. τ. ἁμαρτίας, 1 Corinthians 15:56; of power in action, Romans 1:16, Romans 1:20, 1 Corinthians 1:18, Philippians 3:10, and elsewhere ἡ δ. τ. Θεοῦ, Matthew 22:29, Mark 12:24, Romans 1:20, and elsewhere; opposed to μόρφωσις, 2 Timothy 3:5; in doxologies, Revelation 4:11, Revelation 7:12, and elsewhere; ἐν δ., Mark 9:1, Luke 4:36, Romans 1:4, and elsewhere; of the power of performing miracles, Acts 6:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:9; plural, Matthew 13:54, Mark 6:14, Galatians 3:5, and elsewhere; of the force or meaning of a word, 1 Corinthians 14:11. By by metonymy, of persons or things

(a) of God, Matthew 26:64, Mark 14:62

(b) of angels, Romans 8:38, Ephesians 1:21, 1 Peter 3:22

(c) of armies, plural [LXX for צְבָאוֺת], metaphorically, of the stars, Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:25, Luke 21:26

(d) of that wh. manifests God's power: Christ, 1 Corinthians 1:24; τ. εὐαγγέλιον, Romans 1:16; ἡ δ. τ. κυρίου, 1 Corinthians 5:4

(e) of mighty works (Tr., Syn., § xci), δ. ποιεῖν, Mark 6:5, Mark 9:39; plural, Matthew 7:22, Mark 6:2, Luke 10:13, and elsewhere; σημεῖα κ. δ.. Acts 8:13; δ. κ. τέρατα κ. σημεῖα, Acts 2:22, 2 Corinthians 12:12.

Synonyms

βία, ἐνέργεια, ἐξουσία, ἰσχύς, κράτος.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 119 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 7:22 On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’
  • Matthew 11:20 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles, because they hadn’t repented of their sins and turned to God.
  • Matthew 11:21 “What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse.
  • Matthew 11:23 “And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today.
  • Matthew 13:54 He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, “Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?”
  • Matthew 13:58 And so he did only a few miracles there because of their unbelief.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.