Adunateō ἀδυνατέω
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| ἀδυνατέω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | adunateō |
| Strong's number | G101 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be impossible |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Adunateō (Greek ἀδυνατέω, Strong's G101) is a Greek verb meaning “be impossible”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀδυνατέω, -ῶ
(ἀδύνατος), [in LXX: Deu.17:8, Zec.8:6 (פּלא ni.), Job.42:2 (בּצר ni.), al. ;]
1. Abbott-Smith omits this number to be unable (cl., Philo; π., see MM, VGT, see word).
2. In LXX and NT (Kennedy, Sources, 124; Hatch, Essays, 4; Field, Notes, 46 f.), to be impossible: Mat.17:20, Luk.1:37.
† (AS)
(ἀδύνατος), [in LXX: Deu.17:8, Zec.8:6 (פּלא ni.), Job.42:2 (בּצר ni.), al. ;]
1. Abbott-Smith omits this number to be unable (cl., Philo; π., see MM, VGT, see word).
2. In LXX and NT (Kennedy, Sources, 124; Hatch, Essays, 4; Field, Notes, 46 f.), to be impossible: Mat.17:20, Luk.1:37.
† (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | shall be impossible (1), impossible (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | will be impossible (1), fail (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Adunateō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 17:20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Luke
- Luke 1:37For with God nothing shall be impossible.For no word from God will ever fail.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).