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Lexicon :: Strong's G102 - adynatos

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ἀδύνατος
Transliteration
adynatos (Key)
Pronunciation
ad-oo'-nat-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and δυνατός (G1415)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:284,186

Strong’s Definitions

ἀδύνατος adýnatos, ad-oo'-nat-os; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G1415; unable, i.e. weak (literally or figuratively); passively, impossible:—could not do, impossible, impotent, not possible, weak.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G102 in the following manner: impossible (6x), impotent (1x), could not do (1x), weak (1x), not possible (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G102 in the following manner: impossible (6x), impotent (1x), could not do (1x), weak (1x), not possible (1x).

  1. without strength, impotent, powerless, weakly, disabled

  2. unable to be done, impossible

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀδύνατος adýnatos, ad-oo'-nat-os; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G1415; unable, i.e. weak (literally or figuratively); passively, impossible:—could not do, impossible, impotent, not possible, weak.
STRONGS G102:
ἀδύνατος, -όν, (δύναμαι) [from Herodotus down];
1. without strength, impotent: τοῖς ποσί, Acts 14:8; figuratively, of Christians whose faith is not yet quite firm, Romans 15:1 (opposed to δυνατός).
2. impossible (in contrast with δυνατόν): παρά τινι, for (with) anyone, Matthew 19:26; Mark 10:27; Luke 18:27; τὸ ἀδύνατος τοῦ νόμου 'what the law could not do' (this God effected by, etc.; [others take τὸ ἀδύνατος here as nominative absolutely, cf. Buttmann, 381 (326); Winer's Grammar, 574 (534); Meyer or Gifford at the passage]), Romans 8:3; followed by the accusative with an infinitive, Hebrews 6:4, 18; Hebrews 10:4; by an infinitive, Hebrews 11:6.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
19:26
Mark
10:27
Luke
18:27
Acts
14:8
Romans
8:3; 15:1
Hebrews
6:4; 6:18; 10:4; 11:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G102 matches the Greek ἀδύνατος (adynatos),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:26 - But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:27 - Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:27 - But he said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:8 - Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:3 - For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin,[fn] he condemned sin in the flesh,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:1 - We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:4 - For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:18 - so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:4 - For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:6 - And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
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