What does δύναμαι · ἔρχομαι mean in the Bible?
δύναμαι · ἔρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "to be able or possible".
Greek · G1410, G2064
δύναται ἐλθεῖν
To be able or possible · to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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δύναμαι G1410 to be able or possible
Pronunciation dýnamai
Ability from personal power, permission, or circumstance rather than mere possibility
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ἔρχομαι G2064 to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation érchomai
Movement with emphasis on arrival or outcome; distinct from πορεύομαι's focus on the journey itself.
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What does δύναται ἐλθεῖν (dynatai elthein) mean in the Bible?
δύναμαι · ἔρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "to be able or possible".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1410, G2064?
G1410, G2064 is connected to 209 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to be able or possible
Source Gloss
to be able or possible
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 209 Tenses Present, Imperfect, Future, Aorist Voices Middle, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 171×
Present Middle Matt 3:9 · Matt 5:14 · Matt 6:24 · Matt 6:27 · Matt 7:18 · Matt 12:29 · Matt 19:25 · Matt 26:42 · Matt 27:42 · Mark 2:7 · Mark 3:23 · Mark 3:24 · Mark 3:26 · Mark 3:27 · Mark 7:15 · Mark 7:18 134×
Imperfect Middle Matt 22:46 · Matt 26:9 · Mark 5:3 · Mark 6:5 · Mark 6:19 · Mark 14:5 · Luke 1:22 · Luke 19:3 · John 9:33 · John 11:37 · Acts 26:32 · Rev 5:3 · Rev 7:9 · Rev 14:3 · Rev 15:8 · Mark 4:33 19×
Future Middle Mark 3:25 · Mark 8:4 · Mark 9:39 · Rom 8:39 · 1 Cor 6:5 · Acts 5:39 · Eph 6:16 · Luke 21:15 · Acts 19:40 · Acts 24:8 10×
Aorist Passive Matt 17:16 · Luke 9:40 · Heb 3:19 · Matt 17:19 · Mark 9:28 · Mark 7:24 · Acts 13:38 · 1 Cor 3:1 8×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 8×
Present Middle Mark 1:45 · Mark 3:20 · Mark 4:32 · 1 Cor 10:13 · 2 Cor 1:4 · 2 Cor 3:7 · Eph 6:11 · Phil 3:21 8×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 24×
Present Middle Matt 19:12 · Luke 1:20 · Gal 3:21 · Heb 5:2 · Jas 4:12 · Matt 10:28 · Heb 4:15 · Heb 5:7 · Jas 1:21 · Mark 2:4 · Rom 15:14 · 1 Thess 2:7 · Acts 20:32 · Eph 3:20 · Jude 1:24 · Acts 21:34 24×
Optative wish or remote possibility 3×
Present Middle Acts 27:12 · Acts 27:39 · Acts 8:31 3×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Present Middle Luke 16:26 · Rev 13:17 2×
Aorist Passive Eph 6:13 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 628 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 356 present 216 future 21 perfect 20 imperfect 8 pluperfect 7
Voice
active 383 middle 245
Mood
indicative 354 participle 156 infinitive 51 subjunctive 47 imperative 20
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:11 ἐλθόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:2 ἤλθομεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 2:23 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:8 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 2:9 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 3:11 ἐρχόμενος present middle participle participle Matthew 3:14 ἔρχῃ present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 3:16 ἐρχόμενον present middle participle participle Matthew 3:7 ἐρχομένους present middle participle participle Matthew 4:13 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 5:17 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:17 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:24 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 6:10 ἐλθέτω aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 7:15 ἔρχονται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 7:25 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:27 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:14 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:28 ἐλθόντος aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:29 ἦλθες aorist active indicative completed Matthew 8:7 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:9 Ἔρχου present middle imperative imperative Matthew 8:9 ἔρχεται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 9:1 ἦλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:10 ἐλθόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:13 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:15 ἐλεύσονται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 9:18 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:18 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:23 ἐλθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 9:28 ἐλθόντι aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:13 ἐλθάτω aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 10:23 ἔλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:34 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:34 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:35 ἦλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:14 ἔρχεσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Matthew 11:18 ἦλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:19 ἦλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 11:3 ἐρχόμενος present middle participle participle
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δύναται ἐλθεῖν is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain