δύναμις | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

δύναμις, -εως,ἡ

Definition

power, miracle

Erasmian

Modern

Root

δυναμι

Frequency

119

1539

Cognates

This is the cognate noun of the verb duvnamai, but you cannot define the Greek by the English since English was not a language until hundreds of years later. See D.A. Carson, Exegetical Fallacies, pp. 32-33.

Mnemonic Singing

All hail the power of Jesus' name;
let angels prostrate fall.

Song

Biblical Concordance

Romans 8:38	For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers (dynameis \| δυνάμεις \| nom pl fem),
Romans 9:17	For the scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might display my power (dynamin \| δύναμιν \| acc sg fem) in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
Romans 15:13	Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power (dynamei \| δυνάμει \| dat sg fem) of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:19	by the power (dynamei \| δυνάμει \| dat sg fem) of signs and wonders, by the power (dynamei \| δυνάμει \| dat sg fem) of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled my ministry of proclaiming the gospel of Christ.
1 Corinthians 1:18	For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power (dynamis \| δύναμις \| nom sg fem) of God.
1 Corinthians 1:24	Yet to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power (dynamin \| δύναμιν \| acc sg fem) of God and the wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 2:4	My word and my message were not delivered with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power (dynameōs \| δυνάμεως \| gen sg fem),
1 Corinthians 2:5	so that your faith would not be based on the wisdom of men but on the power (dynamei \| δυνάμει \| dat sg fem) of God.
1 Corinthians 4:19	But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the speech of these arrogant people but their power (dynamin \| δύναμιν \| acc sg fem).
1 Corinthians 4:20	For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power (dynamei \| δυνάμει \| dat sg fem).
1 Corinthians 5:4	When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, with the power (dynamei \| δυνάμει \| dat sg fem) of our Lord Jesus,
1 Corinthians 6:14	and God both has raised the Lord and will raise us up by his power (dynameōs \| δυνάμεως \| gen sg fem).
1 Corinthians 12:10	to another performance of miracles (dynameōn \| δυνάμεων \| gen pl fem), to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:28	And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles (dynameis \| δυνάμεις \| acc pl fem), then gifts of healing, those able to help others, those who can provide guidance, and various kinds of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:29	Not all are apostles, are they? Not all are prophets, are they? Not all are teachers, are they? Not all work miracles (dynameis \| δυνάμεις \| nom pl fem), do they?
1 Corinthians 14:11	But if I do not grasp the meaning (dynamin \| δύναμιν \| acc sg fem) of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me.
1 Corinthians 15:24	Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has destroyed every dominion, every authority and power (dynamin \| δύναμιν \| acc sg fem).
1 Corinthians 15:43	It is sown in humiliation, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power (dynamei \| δυνάμει \| dat sg fem);
1 Corinthians 15:56	The sting of death is sin, and the power (dynamis \| δύναμις \| nom sg fem) of sin is the law.
2 Corinthians 1:8	For we want you to know, brothers, about the affliction we suffered in Asia, that we were burdened excessively beyond our power (dynamin \| δύναμιν \| acc sg fem) to cope, so that we despaired even of living.
2 Corinthians 4:7	But we have this treasure in clay pots, so that the surpassing power (dynameōs \| δυνάμεως \| gen sg fem) belongs to God and does not come from us.
2 Corinthians 6:7	by the word of truth, by the power (dynamei \| δυνάμει \| dat sg fem) of God; with the weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left;
2 Corinthians 8:3	For — as I can testify — they gave according to their means (dynamin \| δύναμιν \| acc sg fem), and even beyond their means (dynamin \| δύναμιν \| acc sg fem); acting spontaneously,
2 Corinthians 12:9	But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power (dynamis \| δύναμις \| nom sg fem) is fulfilled in weakness.” Therefore I will most gladly boast in my weaknesses, in order that the power (dynamis \| δύναμις \| nom sg fem) of Christ may dwell in me.
2 Corinthians 12:12	The marks of an apostle were done among you with all persistence, along with signs and wonders and powerful (dynamesin \| δυνάμεσιν \| dat pl fem) deeds.