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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 16 times in 16 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:15 -

He saves the needy from their sharp words[fn]

and from the clutches of the powerful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:16 -

So the poor have hope,

and injustice shuts its mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:19 -

For he oppressed and abandoned the poor;

he seized a house he did not build.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:4 -

They push the needy off the road;

the poor of the land are forced into hiding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:6 -

They gather their fodder in the field

and glean the vineyards of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:22 -

Yet God drags away[fn] the mighty by his power;

when he rises up, they have no assurance of life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:16 -

I was a father to the needy,

and I examined the case of the stranger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25 -

Have I not wept for those who have fallen on hard times?

Has my soul not grieved for the needy?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:16 -

If I have refused the wishes of the poor

or let the widow’s eyes go blind,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:20 -

if he[fn] did not bless me

while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34 -

because I greatly feared the crowds

and because the contempt of the clans terrified me,

so I grew silent and would not go outside?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:20 -

They die suddenly in the middle of the night;

people shudder, then pass away.

Even the mighty are removed without effort.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:15 -

God rescues the afflicted by their affliction;

he instructs them by their torment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:19 -

Can your wealth[fn] or all your physical exertion

keep you from distress?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:18 -

Three things are too wondrous for me;

four I can’t understand:

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:10 -

Beat your plows into swords

and your pruning knives into spears.

Let even the weakling say, “I am a warrior.”

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