δύναμαι (dunamai) means “be able” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: doo'-nam-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
δύναμαι · dunamai · be able
δύναμαι, depon., [in LXX chiefly for יָכֹל ;] to be able, have power, whether by personal ability, permission, or opportunity: with inf. (M, Pr., 205; WM, §44, 3) pres., Mat.6:24, Mrk.2:7, Jhn.3:2, 1Co.10:21, al.; with inf. aor., Mat.3:9, Mrk.1:45, Jhn.3:3, 4 Rom.8:39, al.; with accusative, to be able to do something: Mrk.9:22, Luk.12:26; 2Co.13:8; absol., to be able, capable, powerful: 1Co.3:2 10:13. (AS)
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(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| can | 51 |
| cannot | 26 |
| could | 15 |
| you cannot | 10 |
| you can | 9 |
| can you | 5 |
| he cannot | 5 |
| is able | 5 |
| they could | 4 |
| they were unable | 4 |
| he is able | 3 |
| able | 2 |
| but he cannot | 2 |
| can we | 2 |
| could not | 2 |
| couldnt | 2 |
| how can | 2 |
| i am able | 2 |
| i cannot | 2 |
| unable | 2 |
| was able | 2 |
| we can | 2 |
| we cannot | 2 |
| you will be able | 2 |
| and was unable | 1 |
| and we have | 1 |
| are able | 1 |
| are unable | 1 |
| can anyone | 1 |
| can he | 1 |
| can i | 1 |
| can it do so | 1 |
| can they | 1 |
| cant i | 1 |
| could not see | 1 |
| has the right | 1 |
| he and his disciples could | 1 |
| he could | 1 |
| he could not | 1 |
| i can | 1 |
| it can | 1 |
| may we | 1 |
| she had been unable | 1 |
| so that you can | 1 |
| that enables him | 1 |
| that they were unable | 1 |
| they can | 1 |
| they cannot | 1 |
| vvv | 1 |
| was unable | 1 |
| we cannot do | 1 |
| we had authority | 1 |
| were unable | 1 |
| who can | 1 |
| who could | 1 |
| who is unable | 1 |
| will be able | 1 |
| will be able to | 1 |
| you are still not ready | 1 |
| you are unable | 1 |
| you can bear | 1 |
| you can do | 1 |
| you cannot do | 1 |
| you could not | 1 |
| you were not yet ready for solid food | 1 |
| you will be able to | 1 |
| you will not be able | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| can | 42 |
| could | 15 |
| cannot | 10 |
| he cannot | 7 |
| is able | 7 |
| thou canst | 5 |
| ye cannot | 5 |
| able | 4 |
| come | 4 |
| he could | 4 |
| may | 4 |
| they could | 4 |
| can ye | 3 |
| may be able | 3 |
| might | 3 |
| shall be able | 3 |
| was able | 3 |
| ye | 3 |
| ye may | 3 |
| are ye able | 2 |
| can we | 2 |
| he is able | 2 |
| i am able | 2 |
| i cannot | 2 |
| mayest | 2 |
| able to do | 1 |
| are | 1 |
| be | 1 |
| be able | 1 |
| be saved | 1 |
| can be | 1 |
| can there | 1 |
| can they | 1 |
| cannot i | 1 |
| canst | 1 |
| could have | 1 |
| hate | 1 |
| he that is able | 1 |
| hear | 1 |
| him that was able | 1 |
| him which is able | 1 |
| is able to | 1 |
| it were possible | 1 |
| might have been | 1 |
| shall | 1 |
| she could | 1 |
| they cannot | 1 |
| they might | 1 |
| they were able | 1 |
| thou canst do | 1 |
| thou canst make | 1 |
| thou mayest be | 1 |
| to him that is of power | 1 |
| unto him that is able | 1 |
| we are able | 1 |
| we can | 1 |
| we can do | 1 |
| we cannot | 1 |
| when he could | 1 |
| when they could | 1 |
| when we might | 1 |
| which are able | 1 |
| which cannot | 1 |
| which could | 1 |
| which is able | 1 |
| who can | 1 |
| ye are able | 1 |
| ye could | 1 |
| ye may be able | 1 |
| ye were not able | 1 |
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Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
Read word by wordWhile it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
Read word by wordBecause of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
Read word by wordIf this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
Read word by wordBut others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
Read word by wordMy Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
Read word by wordIf he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
Read word by wordBut some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”
Read word by wordFor this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
Read word by wordLittle children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
Read word by word“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
Read word by word“Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.”
Read word by word“Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?”
Read word by wordthe Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.
Read word by wordRemain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
Read word by wordI am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
Read word by wordI still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.
Read word by word“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
Read word by wordFor we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
Read word by wordBut if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
Read word by word“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Read word by word“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
Read word by wordThrough Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Read word by wordThen some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
Read word by wordSo they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
Read word by wordFor we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
Read word by wordAnd now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
Read word by wordSome in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
Read word by wordBy examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”
Read word by wordYou can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
Read word by wordNor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
Read word by wordIf, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
Read word by wordAnd Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
Read word by wordSince the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
Read word by wordUnable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
Read word by wordBut Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
Read word by wordWhen daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
Read word by wordBut the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
Read word by wordbecause the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
Read word by wordThose controlled by the flesh cannot please God.
Read word by wordneither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Read word by wordI myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
Read word by wordThe natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Read word by wordBrothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
Read word by wordI gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
Read word by wordFor no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Read word by wordI say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?
Read word by wordWere you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
Read word by wordNo temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
Read word by wordYou cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
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