ἀδύνατος
adunatos
“unable”
Definition
unable, i.e. weak (literally or figuratively); passively, impossible
from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G1415 (δυνατός);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
ἀδύνατος appears 10 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
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