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Name of God’s Son

ΗΔΥΝΑΣΘ‾Η‾, ηδυνασθ‾η‾

ĒDYNASTH‾Ē‾, ēdynasth‾ē‾

Sounds Like: ee-DY-nah-stheh

Translations: you were able, you could, you had power, they were able, they could, they had power

From the root: ΔΥΝΑΜΑΙ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a scribal abbreviation for ΗΔΥΝΑΣΘΗ, which is a form of the verb δύναμαι (dynamai), meaning 'to be able' or 'to have power'. The overline on the final Η indicates that the original manuscript likely had a line above this letter, a common scribal abbreviation. The form ΗΔΥΝΑΣΘΗ itself is the 2nd person plural or 3rd person plural Imperfect Indicative Middle/Passive of δύναμαι. It describes an ongoing or repeated ability or power in the past. For example, 'you were able to do something' or 'they were able to do something'.

Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Middle/Passive, 2nd Person Plural or 3rd Person Plural

Strong’s number: G1410 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus

From the same root

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