"power," (a) used relatively, denotes "inherent ability, capability, ability to perform anything," e.g., Matthew 25:15 , "ability;" Acts 3:12 , "power;" 2—Thessalonians 1:7 , RV, "(angels) of His power" (AV, "mighty"); Hebrews 11:11 , RV, "power" (AV, "strength"); see ABILITY; (b) used absolutely, denotes (1) "power to work, to carry something into effect," e.g., Luke 24:49; (2) "power in action," e.g., Romans 1:16; 1—Corinthians 1:18; it is translated "might" in the AV of Ephesians 1:21 (RV, "power"); so Ephesians 3:16; Colossians 1:11 (1st clause); 2—Peter 2:11; in Romans 15:19 , AV, this noun is rendered "mighty;" RV, "(in the) power of signs." The RV consistently avoids the rendering "might" for dunamis; the usual rendering is "power." Under this heading comes the rendering "mighty works," e.g., Matthew 7:22 , RV (AV, "wonderful works"); 11:20-23; singular number in Mark 6:5; in Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:14 the RV has "powers;" in 2—Corinthians 12:12 , RV, "mighty works" (AV, "mighty deeds"). See MIRACLE , especially POWER.
DOMINIONdenotes "might, strength, power," (a) inherent and in action as used of God, Ephesians 1:19 , RV, "(the strength, kratos, of His) might" AV, "(His mighty) power," i.e., power (over external things) exercised by strength; Ephesians 6:10 , "of His might;" 2—Thessalonians 1:9 , RV, "(from the glory) of His might" (AV "power"); Revelation 5:12 , RV, "might" (AV, "strength"); Revelation 7:12 , "might;" (b) as an endowment, said (1) of angles, 2—Peter 2:11; here the order is No. 2 and No. 1, RV, "might and power," which better expresses the distinction than the AV, "power and might;" in some mss. in Revelation 18:2 it is said of the voice of an angle [see E, (c)]; the most authentic mss. have the adjective ischuros, "mighty;" (2) of men, Mark 12:30,33; Luke 10:27 (RV and AV, "strength," in all three verses); 1—Peter 4:11 , RV, "strength" (AV, "ability:" this belongs rather to No. 1). Either "strength" or "might" expresses the true significance of ischus. See ABILITY , POWER , STRENGTH.
Luke 9:43"powerful, mighty" (akin to A, No. 1), is used, with that significance, (1) of God, Luke 1:49 , "mighty;" Romans 9:22 , "power" (here the neuter of the adjective is used with the article, as a noun, equivalent to dunamis); frequently with the meaning "able" (see ABLE , C, No. 1); (2) of Christ, regarded as a prophet, Luke 24:19 ("in deed and word"); (3) of men: Moses, Acts 7:22 ("in his words and works"); Apollos, Acts 18:24 , "in the Scriptures;" of those possessed of natural power, 1—Corinthians 1:26; of those possessed of spiritual power, 2—Corinthians 10:4 . For the shades of meaning in the translation "strong," see Romans 15:1; 2—Corinthians 12:10; 13:9 . For Revelation 6:15 , see No. 2, below; see STRONG. See also POSSIBLE.
"strong, mighty" (akin to A, No. 2, and with corresponding adjectival significance), is usually translated "strong;" "mighty" in Luke 15:14 (of a famine); Revelation 19:6 (of thunders); 19:18 (of men): in the following, where the AV has "mighty," the RV substitutes "strong," 1—Corinthians 1:27; Revelation 6:15 (AV, "might men"); 18:10,21; Hebrews 11:34 , RV, "(waxed) mighty" (AV, "valiant"). See BOISTEROUS , POWERFUL , STRONG (where the word is analyzed).
"stronger, mightier," the comparative degree of No. 2, is translated "mightier" in Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16; "stronger" in Luke 11:22; 1—Corinthians 1:25; 10:22 . See STRONG.
"violent" (from bia, "force, violence, strength," found in Acts 5:26; 21:35; 24:7; 27:41 ), occurs in Acts 2:2 , of wind.
"strong, mighty" (akin to kratos, "strength," relative and manifested power: see MIGHTILY , below), is found in 1—Peter 5:6 , of the "mighty" hand of God.
is rendered "mighty" in Acts 2:11 , RV See WONDERFUL , Note (2).
Luke 1:52Revelation 6:13Revelation 16:18"to be powerful" (akin to A, No. 1 and B, No. 1), is found in the most authentic mss. in Romans 14:4 (some have dunatos, B, No. 1), RV "(the Lord) hath power," AV, "(God) is able;" similarly, as regard mss., in 2—Corinthians 9:8 , where the RV and AV have "(God) is able;" in 2—Corinthians 13:3 , AV, "is mighty," RV, "is powerful" (according to the general significance of dunamis).
Galatians 2:8EFFECTUALWORK."vigorously, vehemently" (eu, "well," teino, "to stetch"), is translated "mightily" in Acts 18:28 , AV, of the power of Apollos in "confuting" the Jews (RV, "powerfully"); in Luke 23:10 it is rendered "vehemently." See POWERFUL , VEHEMENTLY. In the Sept., Joshua 6:7 , "(let them sound) loudly."
Colossians 1:29Acts 19:20Revelation 18:2
With over 3,400 entries, this timeless classic is THE reference guide to New Testament Greek words for English readers. It explains the meaning of the original Greek with the added dimension of the context of the Greek word.Wikipedia
Read More