verb
dunamomō
Strong’sG1412
I empower, fill with power
stem dunam-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† δυναμόω, -ῶ
(< δύναμις), [in LXX for עזז, Ps 51 (52):7 67 (68):28; גּבר pi., hi., Ec 10:10, Da TH 9:27 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1412 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddoo-nam-o'-o
to enable
Fromfrom G1411;
King Jamesstrengthen.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
strengthen, LXX+1st c.AD+:—passive, NT
2 in magic, put power into, σῶμα Refs; πρᾶγμαRefs:—passive, Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| dunamilaἐδυναμώθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | made strong | 1× |
| dunamorōntoisδυναμούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | strengthened | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dunamomō | dunamome | dunamomē | dunamomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dunamosō | dunamose | dunamosē | dunamoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dunamotō | dunamote | dunamotē | dunamotelē |
| we 1st person plural | dunamonō | dunamone | dunamonē | dunamonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dunamovō | dunamove | dunamovē | dunamovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dunamolō | dunamole | dunamolē | dunamolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dunamimi | dunamima |
| you 2nd person singular | dunamisi | dunamisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dunamiti | dunamita |
| we 1st person plural | dunamini | dunamina |
| ye 2nd person plural | dunamivi | dunamiva |
| they 3rd person plural | dunamili | dunamila1×ἐδυναμώθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dunamomeiō | dunamomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dunamoseiō | dunamoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dunamoteiō | dunamoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | dunamoneiō | dunamoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dunamoveiō | dunamoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dunamoleiō | dunamoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dunamimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | dunamiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dunamiteia |
| we 1st person plural | dunamineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dunamiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | dunamileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dunamosōr | dunamosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dunamotōr | dunamotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dunamovōr | dunamovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dunamolōr | dunamolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dunamisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dunamitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | dunamivar |
| they 3rd person plural | dunamilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dunamomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | dunamosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dunamotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | dunamonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | dunamovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | dunamoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dunamimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | dunamisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dunamitoia |
| we 1st person plural | dunaminoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dunamivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | dunamiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | dunamorō | dunamorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | dunamiri | dunamira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | dunamorōntos1× | dunamorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | dunamirintos | dunamirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
dunam 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
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
dunamila“made strong”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 11:34“made strong”sbennuala dunamian pureu, fugala stomeim machairau, dunamila apo astheniau, genila ischurois en polemo, …quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put …
dunamorōntois“strengthened”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Colossians 1:11en panta dunamia dunamorōntois kata tem kratem tau doxau autou …being strengthened with all power according to His …