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Koine Greek wordlink #93173

SR GNT Acts 14:8 ἀδύνατος (adunatos) ‘and a certain man powerless in Lustra by the’ Strongs=1020 Lemma=adunatos
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=46 AD Event=Mission_to_Lystra_and_Derbe TimeSeries=Mission_to_Lystra_and_Derbe,First_Missionary_Journey

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Only use of identical word form ἀδύνατος (S-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀδύνατος’ (S-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘powerless’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘adunatos’ have 5 different glosses: ‘impossible’, ‘impossible it_is’, ‘impossible things’, ‘powerless’, ‘powerless is’.

Greek words (2) other than ἀδύνατος (S-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘powerless’

ROM 8:3 ἀδύνατον (adunaton) S-ANS ‘for powerless is of the law in’ SR GNT Rom 8:3 word 3

OET-LV: 3 For/Because the powerless is of _the law, in that it _was _faltering through the flesh, the god the of _himself the_son having _sent, in the_likeness of _flesh sin, and concerning sin, condemned the sin in the flesh, (ROM_8:3)

OET-RV: 3 The law was powerless in that it was faltering through our bodies. God sent his son in a body just like our sinful bodies, and concerning sin, he condemned sin itself in the flesh (ROM 8:3)

ROM 15:1 ἀδυνατῶν (adunatōn) S-GMP ‘the weaknesses of the powerless to_be bearing and not’ SR GNT Rom 15:1 word 9

OET-LV: 15 And ought we, the powerful, the weaknesses of _the powerless to _be _bearing, and not to _ourselves to _be _bringing _pleasure. (ROM_15:1)

OET-RV: 15 We who are powerful should be bearing the weaknesses of the powerless rather than just seeking to bring pleasure to ourselves. (ROM 15:1)

Key: S=substantive adjective ANS=accusative,neuter,singular GMP=genitive,masculine,plural NMS=nominative,masculine,singular