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Strong's #1415 - δυνατός
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- able, powerful, mighty, strong
- mighty in wealth and influence
- strong in soul
- to bear calamities and trials with fortitude and patience
- strong in Christian virtue
- to be able (to do something)
- mighty, excelling in something
- having power for something
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δῠνᾰτ-ός, ή, όν,
also ός, όν Pi. N. 2.14, Apollon. Cit. 2: —
I
1. strong, mighty, in body or mind, ὅ τι ἦν αὐτῶν δυνατώτατον the ablest-bodied men, Hdt. 9.31; sound in limb, opp. ἀδύνατος, Lys. 24.12; σῶμα δ. πρός τι X. Oec. 7.23; χερσὶ καὶ ψυχᾷ δ. Pi. N. 9.39; τοῖς σώμασι καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς X. Mem. 2.1.19; εἴς τι Pl. Hp.Mi. 366a; κατά τι ib. 366d (Sup.): c. acc., ibid. (Sup.); of ships, fit for service, Th. 7.60; of things, δυνατώτερον ἀδικία δικαιοσύνης Pl. R. 351a; λόγος a powerful argument, Epicur. Ephesians 1 p.31U.; δ. προτείχισμα Plb. 10.31.8.
2. c. inf., able to do, Hdt. 1.97, etc.; δ. λῦσαι mighty to loose, Pi. O. 10(11).9; λέγειν τε καὶ πράσσειν-ώτατος Th. 1.139, Pl. Prt. 319a; - ώτατοι καὶ τοῖς σώμασιν καὶ τοῖς χρήμασιν λῃτουργεῖν Decr. ap. Arist. Ath. 29.5; ἐᾶν τοὺς δ. ἄρχειν X. Ath. 1.3; ὅσονπερ δ. εἰμι, with inf. omitted, E. Or. 523.
3. of outward power, powerful, influential, S. El. 219; τῶν Ἑλλήνων δυνατώτατοι Hdt. 1.53; οἱ δ. the chief men of rank and influence, Th. 2.65; χρήμασι δ. Id. 1.13, etc., cf. OGI 669.13 (i A. D.).
4. able to produce, productive, χώρα -ωτέρα εἰς τὴν καρπῶν ἔκφυσιν Gp. 2.21.5.
5. potential, Arist. Metaph. 1048a27.
II Pass., of things, possible, οὐ δύνατον γένεσθαι Sapph. Supp. 5.21, cf. Hdt. 9.111, A. Ag. 97 (lyr.), etc.; ὁδὸς δυνατὴ καὶ τοῖς ὑποζυγίοις πορεύεσθαι practicable, X. An. 4.1.24; λόγου δ. κατανοῆσαι Pl. Phd. 90c; βίον τοῖς πλείστοις κοινωνῆσαι δ. Arist. Pol. 1295a30; κατὰ τὸ δυνατόν, quantum fieri possit, Pl. Cra. 422d, D. 3.6, etc.; ἐς τὸ δ. Hdt. 3.24; εἰς ὅσον ἀνθρώπῳ δ. μάλιστα Pl. Phdr. 277a; ἐκ τῶν δυνατῶν X. An. 4.2.23; ἐπὶ τὸ δ. Id. Cyn. 5.8; ἐν δυνατῷ εἶναι BCH 29.172 (Delos, ii B. C.); also ὅσον δυνατόν E. IA 997; ὅσον καθ' ἡμᾶς δ. Id. Ba. 183; esp. with Sup., ὡς δ. πλεῖστον Isoc. 12.278; ὡς δ. κακίστους X. Mem. 4.5.5; γνώμη ὡς δ. δικαιοτάτη D. 24.13; τὰ δ. things which are practicable, Th. 5.89, cf. Arist. Rh. 1359b1.
III Adv. - τῶς
1. strongly, powerfully, εἰπεῖν δ. Aeschin. 2.48: Sup. - ώτατα most ably, Pl. R. 516d.
2. δ. ἔχει it is possible, Hdt. 7.11.
δυνατός, δυνατή, δυνατόν (δύναμαι); (from Pindar down), the Sept. for גִּבּור; able, powerful, mighty, strong;
1. absolutely;
a. mighty in wealth and influence: 1 Corinthians 1:26; (Revelation 6:15 Rec.); οἱ δυνατοί, the chief men, Acts 25:5 (Josephus, b. j. 1, 12, 4 ἧκον Ἰουδαίων οἱ δυνατοί; Xenophon, Cyril 5, 4, 1; Thucydides 1, 89; Polybius 9, 23, 4). ὁ δυνατός, the preeminently mighty one, almighty God, Luke 1:49.
b. strong in soul: to bear calamities and trials with fortitude and patience, 2 Corinthians 12:10; strong in Christian virtue, 2 Corinthians 13:9; firm in conviction and faith, Romans 15:1.
2. in construction;
a. δυνατός εἰμί with an infinitive, "to be able (to do something; (Buttmann, 260 (224); Winer's Grammar, 319 (299))): Luke 14:31; Acts 11:17; Romans 4:21; Romans 11:23; Romans 14:4 R G; 2 Corinthians 9:8 R G; 2 Timothy 1:12; Titus 1:9; Hebrews 11:19 (Lachmann δύναται; James 3:2.
b. δυνατός ἐν τίνι, mighty, i. e. excelling in something: ἐν ἔργῳ καί λόγῳ, Luke 24:19; ἐν λόγοις καί ἔργοις, Acts 7:22; ἐν γραφαῖς:, excelling in knowledge of the Scriptures, Acts 18:24.
c. πρός τί, mighty, i. e. having power for something: 2 Corinthians 10:4.
d. neuter δυνατόν (in passive sense, cf. Buttmann, 190 (165)) possible: εἰ δυνατόν (ἐστι), Matthew 24:24; Matthew 26:39; Mark 13:22; Mark 14:35; Romans 12:18; Galatians 4:15; οὐκ ἦν δυνατόν followed by infinitive Acts 2:24; δυνατόν τί ἐστι τίνι (Buttmann, 190 (165)), Mark 9:23; Mark 14:36; Acts 20:16; παρά Θεῷ πάντα δυνατά ἐστι, Matthew 19:26; Mark 10:27; Luke 18:27. Τό δυνατόν αὐτοῦ, what his power could do, equivalent to τήν δύναμιν αὐτοῦ, Romans 9:22, cf. Winer's Grammar, § 34, 2.
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δυνατός , -ή , -όν
(< δύναμαι ),
[in LXX for H1368, H2428, etc.;]
1. strong, mighty, powerful: absol., Luke 1:49; Luke 1:1 Colossians 1:26; οἱ δ ., the chief men, Acts 25:5 ; of spiritual strength, Romans 15:1, 2 Corinthians 12:10; 2 Corinthians 13:9; seq. ἐν , Luke 24:19, Acts 7:22; Acts 18:24; πρός , 2 Corinthians 10:4.
2. C. inf., able to do; Luke 14:31, Acts 11:17, Romans 4:21; Romans 11:23, 2 Timothy 1:12, Titus 1:9, Hebrews 11:19, James 3:2.
3. Neut., δυνατόν , possible: Matthew 19:26, Mark 9:23; Mark 10:27; Mark 14:36, Luke 18:27, Acts 2:24; Acts 20:16; εἰ δ . (ἐστι ), Matthew 24:24; Matthew 26:30, Mark 13:22; Mark 14:35, Romans 12:18, Galatians 4:15; τὸ δ . (= ἡ δύναμις ) αὐτοῦ , Romans 9:22.†
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For δ. with a ";complementary"; infinitive, as in 2 Timothy 1:12, cf. P Magd 3.5 (B.C. 221), where in a lease it is laid down with reference to certain land—ἡ δυνατὴ σπαρῆναι ἕως Χοίαχ ι ̄, τὴν δὲ μὴ δυνατὴν σπαρῆναι ἕως ι ̄ τοῦ Χοίαχ. For other exx. of the infin. construction cf P Eleph 8.18 (iii/B.C.) οὗτος δὲ δυνατός ἐστιν εἰσενέγκαι καὶ ἔν [γυο ]ν ̣ [ἱ ]κ ̣[ανό ]ν ̣, P Hib I. 78.15 (B.C. 244–3) ἐὰν δὲ μὴ δυνατὸς ἦσθα ἀπολῦσαι, P Giss I. 79ii. 4 (ii/A.D.) εἰ δυνατόν μ [οι ] ἡ ̣ν διατρ ̣[έ ]χ [ει ]ν πρὸς τὴν οἰκονομίαν τῶν ̣ η ̣̔με ̣τ ̣έρων, οὐκ ἂν ὠ [κ ]νήκειν, P Leid Wvii. 13 (ii/iii A.D.) ὅτι δυνατὸς εἶ (sc. ποιῆσαι κτλ.), Syll 721.18 (iv/B.C.) promising to render help καθ᾽ ὅτι ἂν ἦι δυνατός, etc. For the neuter δυνατόν see further P Petr II. 11(1).3 (c. B.C. 252) εἰ δυνατόν ἐστιν καὶ μηθὲν σὲ τῶν ἔργων κωλύει, πειράθητι ἐλθεῖν εἰς τὰ Ἀρσινόεια, and cf. ib. 39 (g).16 (middle iii/B.C.) διότι ὑπάρχει ἐν τῆι δωρεᾶι χόρτος ἱκανὸς ἀφ᾽ οὗ ἐὰν ἐν δυνατῶι ἦι εἰς τὰς ἐν τῶι νομῶι ἀβχρ, OGIS 771.49 (B.C. 172–1) ἐὰν ἐν δυνατῶι εἷ. For κατὰ τὸ δυνατόν, see P Giss I. 36.6 (B.C. 161), ib. 41ii. 11 (ii/A.D.), and for ὅσον δυνατόν σοι ἐστιν see P Flor II. 178.3 (A.D. 258). It forms a masc. noun in plur. = ";troops"; in P Revill Mél p. 295.9 (= Witkowski.2, p. 96) (B.C. 131–0), where a man is heard of as coming μετὰ δυνατ ̣ῶν ἱκανῶν to suppress riotous crowds : perhaps there is an additional suggestion of competence—";mighty men of valour."; The adverb occurs in Michel 1001vii. 27 (Theran Doric—c. B.C. 200) ὅπως δὲ πάντα διοικεῖται κατά τε τὰν διαθήκαν καὶ τὸν νόμον καὶ τὰ δόξαντα τῶι κοινῶι δυνατῶς ἐς πάντα τὸν χρόνον. MGr δυνατός = ";able,"; ";possible,"; ";strong,"; ";loud"; (Thumb).
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