Be able
δύναμαιStrong’s G1410dunamai
Appears in 199 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dunamai is the Greek word usually translated “is able”, “are able” and “being able”. It appears in 199 verses of the New Testament.
“Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.”
Meaning
Usually translated “is able”, “are able” and “being able”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- is able 52
- you are able 25
- being able 15
- are able 13
- he is able 10
- was able 9
- to be able 7
- are you able 6
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 36
- Mark 32
- Luke 25
- Matthew 24
- Acts 21
- 1 Corinthians 12
19 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 6:7In contextFor we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
- 1 Timothy 6:16In contextWho only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
- Jude 1:24In contextNow unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
- Matthew 3:9And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
- Matthew 5:14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
- Matthew 5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
All 199 verses, by book
- Matthew 24
- 3:95:145:366:246:277:188:29:159:2810:2812:2912:3416:317:1617:1919:1219:2520:2222:4626:926:4226:5326:6127:42
- Mark 32
- 1:401:452:42:72:193:203:233:243:253:263:274:324:335:36:56:197:157:187:248:49:39:229:239:289:299:3910:2610:3810:3914:514:715:31
- Luke 25
- 1:201:223:85:125:215:346:396:428:199:4011:712:2512:2613:1114:2014:2614:2714:3316:216:1316:2618:2619:320:3621:15
- John 36
- 1:463:23:33:43:53:93:275:195:305:446:446:526:606:657:77:347:368:218:228:439:49:169:3310:2110:2910:3511:3712:3913:3313:3613:3714:514:1715:415:516:12
- Acts 21
- 4:164:205:398:3110:4713:3915:117:1919:4020:3221:3424:824:1124:1325:1126:3227:1227:1527:3127:3927:43
- Galatians 1
- 3:21
- Philippians 1
- 3:21
- 1 Thessalonians 1
- 3:9
- Jude 1
- 1:24
Greek dictionary
δύναμαι dunamai · be able
δύναμαι, depon., [in LXX chiefly for יָכֹל ;] to be able, have power, whether by personal ability, permission, or opportunity: with inf. (M, Pr., 205; WM, §44, 3) pres., Mat.6:24, Mrk.2:7, Jhn.3:2, 1Co.10:21, al.; with inf. aor., Mat.3:9, Mrk.1:45, Jhn.3:3, 4 Rom.8:39, al.; with accusative, to be able to do something: Mrk.9:22, Luk.12:26; 2Co.13:8; absol., to be able, capable, powerful: 1Co.3:2 10:13. (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “able” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ABLE, adjective
a'bl. [Latin habitis]
- Having physical power sufficient; having competent power or strength, bodily or mental; as a man able to perform military service - a child is not able to reason on abstract subjects.
- Having strong or unusual powers of mind, or intellectual qualifications; as an able minister.
- Having large or competent property; or simply have property, or means.“Every man shall give as he is able” Deuteronomy 16:17
- Having competent strength or fortitude.
All definitions
- Having sufficient knowledge or skill.
- Having competent moral power or qualifications.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.