Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #108433

SR GNT Rom 8:3 ἀδύνατον (adunaton) ‘for powerless is of the law in’ Strongs=1020 Lemma=adunatos
Word role=substantive adjective case=accusative gender=neuter number=singular
Year=60 AD Referred to from Word #108437

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Only use of identical word form ἀδύνατον (S-ANS) in the Greek originals

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

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 ἀδύνατον (S-ANS) with a gloss related to ‘powerless’

ACTs 14:8 ἀδύνατος (adunatos) S-NMS ‘and a certain man powerless in Lustra by the’ SR GNT Acts 14:8 word 4

OET-LV: 8 And a_certain man, in Lustra powerless by _the feet, who never walked was _sitting lame from the_womb of_the_mother of _him. (ACT_14:8)

OET-RV: 8 In Lystra there was a man sitting there who had been unable to use his legs since birth. (ACT 14:8)

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