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δύναμαι
dýnamai · Greek · Strong's G1410 · 209 occurrences
The KJV renders 12 different Hebrew and Greek words as “might”
What it means
to be able or possible
of uncertain affinity;
How the KJV renders it
be able, can do, could, may, might, be possible, be of power
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“might”
“be able”
“can do”
also renders ischýō (G2480)
Questions this word decides
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Is the Trinity explicitly taught in the Bible?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- Is 1 Enoch inspired or canonical scripture?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
Where it appears
209 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 2:14 V-PNI-3S1 Corinthians 3:1 V-AOI-1S-ATT1 Corinthians 3:2 V-INI-2P1 Corinthians 3:11 V-PNI-3S1 Corinthians 6:5 V-FDI-3S1 Corinthians 7:21 V-PNI-2S1 Corinthians 10:13 V-PNI-2P1 Corinthians 10:21 V-PNI-2P1 Corinthians 12:3 V-PNI-3S1 Corinthians 12:21 V-PNI-3S1 Corinthians 14:31 V-PNI-2P1 Corinthians 15:50 V-PNI-3S1 John 3:9 V-PNI-3S1 John 4:20 V-PNI-3S1 Thessalonians 2:6 V-PNP-NPM1 Thessalonians 3:9 V-PNI-1P1 Timothy 5:25 V-PNI-3P1 Timothy 6:7 V-PNI-1P1 Timothy 6:16 V-PNI-3S2 Corinthians 1:4 V-PNN2 Corinthians 3:7 V-PNN2 Corinthians 13:8 V-PNI-1P2 Timothy 2:13 V-PNI-3S2 Timothy 3:7 V-PNP-APN2 Timothy 3:15 V-PNP-APNActs 4:16 V-PNI-1PActs 4:20 V-PNI-1PActs 5:39 V-FDI-2PActs 8:31 V-PNO-1SActs 10:47 V-PNI-3SActs 13:39 V-AOI-2P-ATTActs 15:1 V-PNI-2PActs 17:19 V-PNI-1PActs 19:40 V-FDI-1PActs 20:32 V-PNP-DSMActs 21:34 V-PNP-GSMActs 24:8 V-FDI-2SActs 24:11 V-PNP-GSMActs 24:13 V-PNI-3PActs 25:11 V-PNI-3SActs 26:32 V-INI-3SActs 27:12 V-PNO-3PActs 27:15 V-PNP-GSNActs 27:31 V-PNI-2PActs 27:39 V-PNO-3PActs 27:43 V-PNP-APMEphesians 3:4 V-PNI-2PEphesians 3:20 V-PNP-DSMEphesians 6:11 V-PNNEphesians 6:13 V-AOS-2PEphesians 6:16 V-FDI-2PGalatians 3:21 V-PNP-NSMHebrews 2:18 V-PNI-3SHebrews 3:19 V-AOI-3P-ATTHebrews 4:15 V-PNP-ASMHebrews 5:2 V-PNP-NSMHebrews 5:7 V-PNP-ASMHebrews 7:25 V-PNI-3SHebrews 9:9 V-PNP-NPFHebrews 10:1 V-PNI-3S
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.