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δύναμαι

dunamaibe ableHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb210 occurrences19 books201 verses

Definition

δύναμαι, depon.,

[in LXX chiefly for יָכֹל ;]

to be able, have power, whether by personal ability, permission, or opportunity: with inf. (M, Pr., 205; WM, §44, 3) pres., Matthew 6:24, Mark 2:7, John 3:2, 1 Corinthians 10:21, al.; with inf. aor., Matthew 3:9, Mark 1:45, John 3:3, 4 Romans 8:39, al.; with accusative, to be able to do something: Mark 9:22, Luke 12:26; 2 Corinthians 13:8; absol., to be able, capable, powerful: 1 Corinthians 3:2; 10:13.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δύναμαι:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

210 total
  1. John 6:65δύναται · can
    Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
  2. John 7:7δύναται · cannot
    The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
  3. John 7:34δύνασθε · cannot
    You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
  4. John 7:36δύνασθε · cannot
    What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
  5. John 8:21δύνασθε · cannot
    Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
  6. John 8:22δύνασθε · cannot
    So the Jews began to ask, “Will He kill Himself, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”
  7. John 8:43δύνασθε · you are unable
    Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
  8. John 9:4δύναται · can
    While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
  9. John 9:16δύναται · can
    Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
  10. John 9:33ἠδύνατο · He could
    If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
  11. John 10:21δύναται · Can
    But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
  12. John 10:29δύναται · can
    My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
  13. John 10:35δύναται · cannot
    If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
  14. John 11:37ἐδύνατο · Could
    But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
  15. John 12:39ἠδύναντο · they were unable
    For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
  16. John 13:33δύνασθε · cannot
    Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
  17. John 13:36δύνασαί · you cannot
    “Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
  18. John 13:37δύναμαί · can’t I
    “Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.”
  19. John 14:5δυνάμεθα · can we
    “Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?”
  20. John 14:17δύναται · cannot
    …the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.
  21. John 15:4δύναται · can
    Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
  22. John 15:5δύνασθε · you can
    I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
  23. John 16:12δύνασθε · you cannot
    I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.
  24. Acts 4:16δυνάμεθα · we cannot
    “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
  25. Acts 4:20δυνάμεθα · cannot
    For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
  26. Acts 5:39δυνήσεσθε · you will not be able
    But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
  27. Acts 8:31δυναίμην · can I
    “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
  28. Acts 10:47δύναται · Can
    “Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
  29. Acts 13:39ἠδυνήθητε · you could not
    Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
  30. Acts 15:1δύνασθε · you cannot
    Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
  31. Acts 17:19Δυνάμεθα · May we
    So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
  32. Acts 19:40δυνησόμεθα · [and] we have
    For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
  33. Acts 20:32δυναμένῳ · can
    And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
  34. Acts 21:34δυναμένου · could not
    Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
  35. Acts 24:8δυνήσῃ · you will be able
    By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”
  36. Acts 24:11δυναμένου · can
    You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
  37. Acts 24:13δύνανταί · can they
    Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
  38. Acts 25:11δύναται · has the right
    If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
  39. Acts 26:32ἐδύνατο · could
    And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
  40. Acts 27:12δύναιντο · they could
    Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
  41. Acts 27:15δυναμένου · Unable
    Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
  42. Acts 27:31δύνασθε · cannot
    But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
  43. Acts 27:39δύναιντο · they could
    When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
  44. Acts 27:43δυναμένους · who could
    But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
  45. Romans 8:7δύναται · can it [do so]
    …because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
  46. Romans 8:8δύνανται · cannot
    Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.
  47. Romans 8:39δυνήσεται · will be able
    …neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  48. Romans 15:14δυνάμενοι · able
    I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
  49. Romans 16:25δυναμένῳ · is able
    Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past
  50. 1 Corinthians 2:14δύναται · he cannot
    The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.