Vocabulary Form
δύναμαι
Definition

I am powerful, am able

Erasmian
Modern
Root
δυνα
Frequency
210
GK
1538
Forms
(ἠδυνάμην), δυνήσομαι, -, -, -, ἠδυνήθην or ἠδυνάσθην
Cognates

A dynamo is a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. It is used metaphorically of a person with a lot of energy.

Mnemonics

"Do" is the first syllable of duvnamai;so if I can do it, I am able and powerful

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 3:9 and do not presume you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’; for I say to you that God is able (dynatai | δύναται | pres pass ind 3 sg) from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
Matthew 5:14 You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew 5:36 Nor shall you take an oath by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black.
Matthew 6:24 “No one can (dynatai | δύναται | pres pass ind 3 sg) serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and possessions.
Matthew 6:27 And which of you by being anxious can (dynatai | δύναται | pres pass ind 3 sg) add a single cubit to his height?
Matthew 7:18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can (dynatai | δύναται | pres pass ind 3 sg) an unhealthy tree bear good fruit.
Matthew 8:2 A leper came up to him, knelt down, and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can (dynasai | δύνασαι | pres pass ind 2 sg) make me clean.”
Matthew 9:15 And Jesus said to them, “Certainly the wedding guests can’t mourn as long as the bridegroom is still with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away and then they will fast!
Matthew 9:28 When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able (dynamai | δύναμαι | pres pass ind 1 sg) to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
Matthew 10:28 Do not be afraid of those who can kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, fear the one who can (dynamenon | δυνάμενον | pres pass ptcp acc sg masc) destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 12:29 Or how can (dynatai | δύναται | pres pass ind 3 sg) someone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his belongings, unless he first ties up the strong man? And then he will ransack his house.
Matthew 12:34 You offspring of snakes! How can (dynasthe | δύνασθε | pres pass ind 2 pl) you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Matthew 16:3 and in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you (dynasthe | δύνασθε | pres pass ind 2 pl) cannot evaluate the signs of the times?
Matthew 17:16 And I brought him to your disciples but they (ēdynēthēsan | ἠδυνήθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl) could (ēdynēthēsan | ἠδυνήθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl) not heal him.”
Matthew 17:19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could (ēdynēthēmen | ἠδυνήθημεν | aor pass ind 1 pl) we not cast it out?”
Matthew 19:12 For there are eunuchs who have been that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by others, and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able (dynamenos | δυνάμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc) to accept this should accept it.”
Matthew 19:25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astounded and said, “Who then can (dynatai | δύναται | pres pass ind 3 sg) be saved?”
Matthew 20:22 Jesus answered, saying, “You do not realize what you are asking. Are you able (dynasthe | δύνασθε | pres pass ind 2 pl) to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” (dynametha | δυνάμεθα | pres pass ind 1 pl)
Matthew 22:46 And no one was able (edynato | ἐδύνατο | imperf pass ind 3 sg) to answer him a word, nor did anyone dare to question him any more from that day on.
Matthew 26:9 For this could (edynato | ἐδύνατο | imperf pass ind 3 sg) have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.”
Matthew 26:42 Once again he went away and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, may your will be done.”
Matthew 26:53 Or do you think that I (dynamai | δύναμαι | pres pass ind 1 sg) cannot ask of my Father, and he will immediately place at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
Matthew 26:61 and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able (dynamai | δύναμαι | pres pass ind 1 sg) to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
Matthew 27:42 “He saved others, but he (dynatai | δύναται | pres pass ind 3 sg) cannot (dynatai | δύναται | pres pass ind 3 sg) save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him!
Mark 1:40 And a leper came to him, leper pleading for help and falling on his knees he exclaimed “If you are willing, you can (dynasai | δύνασαι | pres pass ind 2 sg) make me clean!”