Adunatos ἀδύνατος
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| ἀδύνατος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | adunatos |
| Strong's number | G102 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | unable |
| Occurrences | 10 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | Hebrews (4) |
Adunatos (Greek ἀδύνατος, Strong's G102) is a Greek adjective meaning “unable”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀ-δύνατος, -ον,
[in LXX for אֶבְיוֹן, דַּל, etc. ;]
1. of persons, unable, powerless: Act.14:8; figuratively Rom.15:1 (MM, VGT, see word).
2. Of things, impossible: Mat.19:26, Mrk.10:27, Luk.18:27, Rom.8:3, Heb.6:4,18 10:4 11:6.
† (AS)
[in LXX for אֶבְיוֹן, דַּל, etc. ;]
1. of persons, unable, powerless: Act.14:8; figuratively Rom.15:1 (MM, VGT, see word).
2. Of things, impossible: Mat.19:26, Mrk.10:27, Luk.18:27, Rom.8:3, Heb.6:4,18 10:4 11:6.
† (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | impossible (6), impotent (1), do (1), weak (1), possible (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | impossible (7), crippled (1), was powerless to do (1), weak (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Adunatos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 19:26But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Mark
- Mark 10:27And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
Luke
- Luke 18:27And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
Acts
- Acts 14:8And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.
Romans
- Romans 8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
- Romans 15:1We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
- Hebrews 6:18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
- Hebrews 10:4For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
- Hebrews 11:6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
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).