What does δυναμόω (dynamóō) mean in the Bible?
δυναμόω (dynamóō) is a Greek word meaning "to enable".
Greek · G1412
δυναμόω
To enable
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δυναμόω G1412
Pronunciation dynamóō
What does δυναμόω (dynamóō) mean in the Bible?
δυναμόω (dynamóō) is a Greek word meaning "to enable".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1412?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [who] gained strength (1), being strengthened (1).
Where does δυναμόω (dynamóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Colossians 1:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (1), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [who] gained strength 1× Hebrews 11:34
being strengthened 1× Colossians 1:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Colossians 1:11
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Colossians 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
δυναμούμενοι 1x dynamoumenoi Colossians 1:11
ἐδυναμώθησαν 1x edynamōthēsan Hebrews 11:34
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 11:34
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Colossians 1:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to enable
Strong's G1412
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to enable
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Colossians 1:11 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
δυναμούμενοι, dunamoumenoi
I empower, fill with power
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Passive Col 1:11 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Passive Heb 11:34 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
passive 2
Mood
participle 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
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
δυναμόω is built from this root:
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