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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 16 times in 16 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:15 - He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:16 - So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:19 - For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:4 - They thrust the needy from the path and force all the poor of the land into hiding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:6 - They gather fodder in the fields and glean in the vineyards of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:22 - But God drags away the mighty by his power; though they become established, they have no assurance of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:16 - I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25 - Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the poor?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:16 - “If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:20 - and their hearts did not bless me for warming them with the fleece from my sheep,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34 - because I so feared the crowd and so dreaded the contempt of the clans that I kept silent and would not go outside—

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:20 - They die in an instant, in the middle of the night; the people are shaken and they pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:15 - But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering; he speaks to them in their affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:19 - Would your wealth or even all your mighty efforts sustain you so you would not be in distress?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:18 - “There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:10 - Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weakling say, “I am strong!”
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