To empower
δυναμόωStrong’s G1412dunamoō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dunamoō is the Greek word usually translated “being strengthened” and “empowered”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;”
Meaning
Usually translated “being strengthened” and “empowered”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- being strengthened 1
- be empowered 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Colossians 1
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
δυναμόω dunamoō · to empower
δυναμόω, -ῶ (δύναμις), [in LXX for עָזַז, Psa.52:7 68:28; גָּבַר pi., hi., Ecc.10:10, Da TH 9:27 * ;] to make strong, strengthen: Eph.6:10 (WH, mg.; ἐνδυν-, WH, txt., RV), Col.1:11, Heb.11:34.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “empower” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EMPOW'ER, verb transitive
[from en or in and power.]
- To give legal or moral power or authority to; to authorize, either by law, commission, letter of attorney, natural right, or by verbal license.
- To give physical power or force; to enable. [In this sense the use is not frequent, and perhaps not used at all.]
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.