ΑΔΥΝΑΤΟΝ, αδυνατον
ADYNATON, adynaton
Sounds Like: ah-DY-nah-ton
Translations: impossible, an impossibility
From the root: ΑΔΥΝΑΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'impossible' or 'powerless'. It is often used impersonally in the neuter singular form (as seen here) to mean 'it is impossible' or 'an impossibility'. It describes something that cannot be done or achieved, or someone who lacks the ability or strength to do something. In the provided examples, it functions as a predicate adjective meaning 'impossible'.
Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0102 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Job — 31:34
- Wisdom — 16:15, 17:13
- Matthew — 19:26
- Mark — 10:27
- Romans — 8:3
- Hebrews — 6:4, 6:18, 10:4, 11:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΔΥΝΑΤΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΔΥΝΑΤΑ — impossible things, things impossible, impossible, impotent, weak
- ἈΔΥΝΑΤΑΙ — impossible, powerless, weak, unable, things impossible, impossible things
- ἈΔΥΝΑΤΟΙΣ — impossible, weak, powerless, unable, of the weak, of the powerless, to the weak, to the powerless
- ἈΔΥΝΑΤΩ — (to) impossible, (to) unable, (to) weak
- ἈΔΥΝΑΤΩΝ — of impossible things, of the powerless, of the weak, of those who are weak, of those who are unable
- ΑΔΥΝΑΤΑ — impossible, impossible things, things impossible
- ΑΔΥΝΑΤΙ — impossible, unable, weak, impotent
- ΑΔΥΝΑΤΟ — impossible, weak, impotent, unable, a weak person
- ΑΔΥΝΑΤΟΙ — impossible, unable, weak, powerless, impotent, a weak person, the weak
- ΑΔΥΝΑΤΟΙΣ — (to) impossible (things), (to) weak (persons), (to) powerless (ones)
- ΑΔΥΝΑΤΟΣ — impossible, unable, weak, impotent
- ΑΔΥΝΑΤΟΥ — of impossible, of impossible things, of the impossible, of the weak, of the powerless, of the impotent
- ΑΔΥΝΑΤΟΥΣ — impossible, weak, unable, impotent, of no power, of no strength
- ΑΔΥΝΑΤΩΝ — of impossible things, of things impossible, of the impossible, of the powerless, of the weak, of the impotent
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