adjective
adunatos
Greekἀδύνατος (adunatos)
Strong’sG102
incapable, impossible
stem adunat-10 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books4 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀ-δύνατος, -ον,
[in LXX for אֶבְיוֹן, דַּל, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G102 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidad-oo'-nat-os
unable, i.e. weak (literally or figuratively); passively, impossible
Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and G1415;
King Jamescould not do, impossible, impotent, not possible, weak.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | adunatos1×ἀδύνατος | adunatas | adunatem7×ἀδύνατον | adunatois | adunatais | adunateim1×ἀδύνατα |
| object accusative | adunaton | adunatan | adunatoin | adunatain | ||
| direct address vocative | adunator | adunatar | adunatoir | adunatair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | adunatou | adunatau | adunateu | adunatoiu1×ἀδυνάτων | adunataiu | adunateiu |
| to, for dative | adunato | adunata | adunate | adunatoi | adunatai | adunatei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
adunat is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
adunatos“without strength”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 14:8“without strength”Kai tinos anēros adunatos en Lustrei toi podoi kathete, chōlos ek koiliau mētērau autou, hos oudepote peripatata.In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.
adunatem“impossible”subject or objectdirect singular7×
Matthew 19:26“impossible”embleparatos de tos Iēsus legata autoi; Para anthrōpoi houtem adunatem atō, para de theo panteim dunateim.Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Mark 10:27“impossible”embleparatos autoi tos Iēsus legatō; Para anthrōpoi adunatem alla ouk para theo, panteim gar dunateim para to theo.Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
Hebrews 6:4“impossible”Adunatem gar toin hapax fōtiziratoin geueratoin tē tau dōreau tau epouranau kai metochoin giniratoin pneumeu hagieuIt is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
Hebrews 6:18“impossible”hina dia duo pragmeiu ametatheteiu, en hei adunatem pseudera theon, ischuran paraklēsian echaneiō tois katafeugaratois kratara tau prokeierōtau elpiau;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 10:4“impossible”adunatem gar haimem tauroiu kai tragoiu afairarō hamartain.because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
Hebrews 11:6“impossible”chōris de pistiau adunatem euarestara, pisteuara gar datō ton prosercherōton to theo hoti atō kai toi ekzētarōtoi auton misthapodotos ginetō.And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
Romans 8:3“could not do”tem gar adunatem tou nomou, en he asthenate dia tau sarxau, tos theos ton heautou huion pemparatos en homoiōme sarxau hamartau kai peri hamartau katakrinata tan hamartan en ta sarxa,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,
adunatoiu“weak”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Romans 15:1“weak”Ofeilanō de nis tois dunatois teim asthenēmeim toiu adunatoiu bastazarō, kai mē heautoi areskarō.We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
adunateim“impossible”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Luke 18:27“impossible”tos de legata; Teim adunateim para anthrōpoi dunateim para to theo atō.But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”