δύναμις
“power, might, strength, ability, power, power, might”
Primary meaning: power, might, strength, ability, power, power, might, force. Strong's: force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself). Lexical nuances: power, might, strength ; relatively, ability, power to perform: Mt 25:15 , Ac 3:2 , He 11:11 ; κατὰ δ. , II Co 8:3 ; παρὰ δ. , ib. ; ὑπὲρ δ. , II Co 1:8 ; of pecuniary ability, II Co 8:3 , Re 18:3 ; absol., power, might : Lk 24:49 , Ac 1:8 ; opp. to ἀσθένεια , I Co 15:43 ; ἡ δ. τ. ἁμαρτίας , I Co 15:56 ; of power in action, Ro 1:16 , 20 , I Co l:18 , Phl 3:10 , al. ἡ δ. τ. Θεοῦ , Mt 22:29 , Mk ...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G1410 (δύναμαι);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: גְּבוּרָה (might, power, heroic strength) -> δύναμις (power, might, strength, ability, power, power, might)
LXX conceptual translation: יָד (hand, power, agency of the LORD) -> δύναμις (power, might, strength, ability, power, power, might)
LXX conceptual translation: H2428 -> δύναμις (power, might, strength, ability, power, power, might)
LXX conceptual translation: H2429 -> δύναμις (power, might, strength, ability, power, power, might)
LXX conceptual translation: H5797 -> δύναμις (power, might, strength, ability, power, power, might)
LXX conceptual translation: צָבָא (host, army, warfare (LORD of Hosts)) -> δύναμις (power, might, strength, ability, power, power, might)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where δύναμις (dynamis) carries significant theological or narrative weight.