δυνατός

δυνατός — dynatós

δυνατός, δυνατή, δυνατόν (δύναμαι); (from Pindar down), the Sept. for גִּבּור; able, powerful, mighty, strong;

1. absolutely;

a. mighty in wealth and influence: 1Co 1:26; (Rev 6:15 Rec.); οἱ δυνατοί, the chief men, Act 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, Luk 1:49.

b. strong in soul: to bear calamities and trials with fortitude and patience, 2Co 12:10; strong in Christian virtue, 2Co 13:9; firm in conviction and faith, Rom 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))): Luk 14:31; Act 11:17; Rom 4:21; Rom 11:23; Rom 14:4 R G; 2Co 9:8 R G; 2Ti 1:12; Tit 1:9; Heb 11:19 (Lachmann δύναται; Jas 3:2.

b. δυνατός ἐν τίνι, mighty, i. e. excelling in something: ἐν ἔργῳ καί λόγῳ, Luk 24:19; ἐν λόγοις καί ἔργοις, Act 7:22; ἐν γραφαῖς:, excelling in knowledge of the Scriptures, Act 18:24.

c. πρός τί, mighty, i. e. having power for something: 2Co 10:4.

d. neuter δυνατόν (in passive sense, cf. Buttmann, 190 (165)) possible: εἰ δυνατόν (ἐστι), Mat 24:24; Mat 26:39; Mar 13:22; Mar 14:35; Rom 12:18; Gal 4:15; οὐκ ἦν δυνατόν followed by infinitive Act 2:24; δυνατόν τί ἐστι τίνι (Buttmann, 190 (165)), Mar 9:23; Mar 14:36; Act 20:16; παρά Θεῷ πάντα δυνατά ἐστι, Mat 19:26; Mar 10:27; Luk 18:27. Τό δυνατόν αὐτοῦ, what his power could do, equivalent to τήν δύναμιν αὐτοῦ, Rom 9:22, cf. Winer's Grammar, § 34, 2.