verb
dunatamō
Greekδυνατέω (dunateō)
Strong’sG1414
I am powerful, able
stem dunat-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δυνατέω, -ῶ
(< δυνατός),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1414 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddoo-nat-eh'-o
to be efficient (figuratively)
Fromfrom G1415;
King Jamesbe mighty.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| dunatatōδυνατεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | able | 3× |
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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dunatamō | dunatame | dunatami | dunatama | dunatamē | dunatamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dunatasō | dunatase | dunatasi | dunatasa | dunatasē | dunataselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dunatatō3×δυνατεῖ | dunatate | dunatati | dunatata | dunatatē | dunatatelē |
| we 1st person plural | dunatanō | dunatane | dunatani | dunatana | dunatanē | dunatanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dunatavō | dunatave | dunatavi | dunatava | dunatavē | dunatavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dunatalō | dunatale | dunatali | dunatala | dunatalē | dunatalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dunatameiō | dunatameia | dunatameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dunataseiō | dunataseia | dunataseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dunatateiō | dunatateia | dunatateiē |
| we 1st person plural | dunataneiō | dunataneia | dunataneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dunataveiō | dunataveia | dunataveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dunataleiō | dunataleia | dunataleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dunatasōr | dunatasar | dunatasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dunatatōr | dunatatar | dunatatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dunatavōr | dunatavar | dunatavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dunatalōr | dunatalar | dunatalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dunatamoiō | dunatamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | dunatasoiō | dunatasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dunatatoiō | dunatatoia |
| we 1st person plural | dunatanoiō | dunatanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dunatavoiō | dunatavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | dunataloiō | dunataloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | dunatarō | dunatari | dunatara | dunatarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | dunatarōtos | dunataritos | dunataratos | dunatarētos |
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
dunat 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
dunatatō“able”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Romans 14:4“able”sis tinos asō tos krinarōtos allotrion oiketon? to idio kurio stēkatō ē piptatō; histaniti de, dunatatō gar tos kurios histanara auton.Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
2 Corinthians 9:8“able”dunatatō de tos theos pantan charian perisseuara eis vin, hina en pante pantote pantan autarkeian echarōtois perisseuaveiō eis pantem ergem agathem;And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
2 Corinthians 13:3“powerful”epei dokiman zētavō tou en mi lalarōtou Christou; hos eis vin ouk asthenatō alla dunatatō en vi,since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you but is powerful among you.