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Koine Greek wordlink #55807

SR GNT Luke 18:27 ἀδύνατα (adunata) ‘but said the impossible things with humans possible’ Strongs=1020 Lemma=adunatos
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=neuter number=plural
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀδύνατα (S-NNP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀδύνατα’ (S-NNP) is always and only glossed as ‘impossible things’.

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 (7) other than ἀδύνατα (S-NNP) with a gloss related to ‘impossible’

MARK 10:27 ἀδύνατον (adunaton) S-NNS ‘is saying with humans impossible it_is but not with’ SR GNT Mark 10:27 word 12

OET-LV: 27 the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) having _focused _in on _them, is _saying: With humans it _is impossible, but not with god, because/for all things are possible with the god. (MRK_10:27)

OET-RV: 27 Yeshua looked intently at them, “Yes, humanly it’s quite impossible. But with God it’s different—God can do anything!” (MRK 10:27)

MAT 19:26 ἀδύνατον (adunaton) S-NNS ‘with humans this impossible is with but’ SR GNT Mat 19:26 word 11

OET-LV: 26 And the Yaʸsous having _focused _in said to _them: With humans this is impossible, but with god all things possible. (MAT_19:26)

OET-RV: 26 Yeshua looked them in the eyes and answered, “It’s impossible for humans, but with God, everything is possible.” (MAT 19:26)

LUKE 17:1 ἀνένδεκτον (anendekton) S-NNS Lemma=anendektos ‘the apprentices/followers of him impossible it is of which the’ SR GNT Luke 17:1 word 7

OET-LV: 17 And he _said to the apprentices/followers of _him: It _is impossible of _which the temptations to_ not _come, however woe to _him by whom it _is _coming. (LUK_17:1)

OET-RV: 17 Then Yeshua told his followers, “It’s impossible that temptations will disappear, but a bad future awaits whoever brings them. (LUK 17:1)

HEB 6:4 ἀδύνατον (adunaton) S-NNS ‘impossible it_is for the ones once’ SR GNT Heb 6:4 word 1

OET-LV: 4 For/Because impossible it _is the ones once having _been _enlightened, and having _tasted of _the gift the heavenly, and partakers having _been _become of_the_spirit holy, (HEB_6:4)

OET-RV: 4 It’s impossible for those who’ve understood this and who’ve tasted the heavenly gift and become partakers of the holy spirit (HEB 6:4)

HEB 6:18 ἀδύνατον (adunaton) S-NNS ‘unchangeable in which impossible it_is to lie for god strong’ SR GNT Heb 6:18 word 8

OET-LV: 18 in _order _that by two matters unchangeable, in which impossible it _is to _lie the for_god, strong exhortation we _may _be _having, which having _taken _refuge to _take _hold _of of _the lying _before hope, (HEB_6:18)

OET-RV: 18 so that by two things that God can’t even change (his promise and his oath), we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. (HEB 6:18)

HEB 10:4 ἀδύνατον (adunaton) S-NNS ‘impossible it_is for for the blood of bulls’ SR GNT Heb 10:4 word 1

OET-LV: 4 For/Because impossible it _is for_the_blood of _goats and of _bulls to _be _taking _away sins. (HEB_10:4)

OET-RV: 4 because it’s simply not possible for the blood of goats and bulls to take away sins. (HEB 10:4)

HEB 11:6 ἀδύνατον (adunaton) S-NNS ‘without and faith impossible it_is to please him to believe for’ SR GNT Heb 11:6 word 4

OET-LV: 6 And without faith, impossible it _is to _please him, because/for to _believe it _is _fitting the one approaching to_ the _god that he _is, and to _the ones seeking _out him, a_rewarder is _becoming. (HEB_11:6)

OET-RV: 6 and without faith it’s impossible to please him. Because it’s necessary for anyone who approaches God to believe that he exists, and that he rewards those who search for him. (HEB 11:6)

Key: S=substantive adjective NNP=nominative,neuter,plural NNS=nominative,neuter,singular