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ἀδυνατέω

MainId: 000101000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: α

StrongCodes: G0101

AlternateLemmas: ἀδυνατεῖ

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 000101001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   Constructs: {'Lemma': 'ἀδυνατέω', 'BaseFormIndex': 1, 'WordMeaningSets': [{'Word': 'ἀ-', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'δύναμαι', 'Meanings': []}]}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 000101001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 71.3

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Mode

      LEXSubDomains: Possible, Impossible

      LEXForms: ἀδυνατεῖ

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-03-23 09:45:59

         DefinitionShort: pertaining to being impossible, presumably because of a lack of power to alter or control circumstances

         Glosses: impossible

         Comments: In view of the double negation in {S:04200103700006}, it is often better to translate it as a positive statement, for example, ‘God can do anything.’

      LEXReferences: MAT 17:20, LUKE 1:37