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Be able

δυνατέωStrong’s G1414

dunateō

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Dunateō is the Greek word usually translated “able is”, “is able” and “is powerful”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.”
Romans 14:4 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “able is”, “is able” and “is powerful”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • able is 1
  • is able 1
  • he is powerful 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Corinthians 2
  • Romans 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

δυνατέω dunateō · be able

δυνατέω, -ῶ (δυνατός), to be able, be powerful, mighty: with inf., Rom.14:4, 2Co.9:8; absol., opposite to ἀσθενῶ 2Co.13:3.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.