Greek adjective · G1415
δυνατός
dynatosdoo-nat-os'
strong, mighty, powerful; C. inf.; Neut., δυνατόν
32 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: dynatós
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1415is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 12 of 27New Testament books
- 8spellings
- 3meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1415
powerful or capable (literally or figuratively); neuter possible
The King James renders it: able, could, (that is) mighty (man), possible, power, strong.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
dynatos is rendered "strong, mighty, powerful; C. inf.; Neut., δυνατόν". It stands 32 times in the Greek text, across twelve books.
- Six of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists three meanings for it, beginning with "strong, mighty, powerful".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 19:26Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 19:26δυνατά
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in twelve of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries three meanings: strong, mighty, powerful, and C. inf., and Neut., δυνατόν.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| strong, mighty, powerfulabsol., Luk.1:49, 1 Col.1:26; οἱ δ., the chief men, Act.25:5 ; of spiritual strength, Rom.15:1, 2Co.12:10 13:9; before ἐν, Luk.24:19,... | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 1:49For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name. |
| C. inf.able to do | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 14:31Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether… |
| Neut., δυνατόνpossible | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 19:26Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 32, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- δυνατὸς8
- δυνατὸν5
- δυνατός5
- δυνατὰ4
- δυνατόν4
- δυνατοὶ3
- δυνατά2
- δυνατοί1
The grammar of each form
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular13A-NSM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular8A-NSN
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter plural6A-NPN
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural4A-NPM
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter singular1A-ASN
Matthew
three uses
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- δυνατάdunataadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: possible
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
- δυνατὸνdunatonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: possible
Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
- δυνατόνdunatonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: possible
Mark
five uses
“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”
- δυνατὰdunataadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: are possible
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
- δυνατὰdunataadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: possible
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
- δυνατὸνdunatonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: possible
Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.
- δυνατόνdunatonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: possible
“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
- δυνατάdunataadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: possible
Luke
four uses
For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
- δυνατόςdunatosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Mighty One
Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
- δυνατόςdunatosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: able
But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
- δυνατὰdunataadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: possible
“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
- δυνατὸςdunatosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: mighty
Acts
six uses
But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.
- δυνατὸνdunatonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: possible
So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.
- δυνατὸςdunatosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: mighty
So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”
- δυνατὸςdunatosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: able
Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.
- δυνατὸςdunatosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: mighty
Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
- δυνατὸνdunatonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: possible
So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”
- δυνατοὶdunatoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: power
Romans
five uses
being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.
- δυνατόςdunatosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: able
What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?
- δυνατὸνdunatonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: power
And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
- δυνατὸςdunatosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: able
If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
- δυνατόνdunatonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: possible
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
- δυνατοὶdunatoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: strong
1 Corinthians
one use
Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
- δυνατοίdunatoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: powerful
2 Corinthians
three uses
The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
- δυνατὰdunataadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: powerful
That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
- δυνατόςdunatosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: strong
In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.
- δυνατοὶdunatoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: strong
Galatians
one use
What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
- δυνατόνdunatonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: possible
2 Timothy
one use
For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
- δυνατόςdunatosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: able
Titus
one use
He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
- δυνατὸςdunatosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: able
Hebrews
one use
Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
- δυνατὸςdunatosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: able
James
one use
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
- δυνατὸςdunatosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: able
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.