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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. Revelation 2:2δύνῃ · you cannot
    I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.
  2. Revelation 3:8δύναται · can
    I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
  3. Revelation 5:3ἐδύνατο · was able
    But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.
  4. Revelation 6:17δύναται · is able
    For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
  5. Revelation 7:9ἐδύνατο
    After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
  6. Revelation 9:20δύνανται · cannot
    Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
  7. Revelation 13:4δύναται · can
    They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”
  8. Revelation 13:17δύνηται · could
    …so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
  9. Revelation 14:3ἐδύνατο · could
    And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
  10. Revelation 15:8ἐδύνατο · could
    And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.