What does ἐνέργεια · δύναμις mean in the Bible?
ἐνέργεια · δύναμις is a Greek phrase meaning "working, power, effective energy".
Greek · G1753, G1411
ἐνέργεια / δύναμις
Efficiency ("energy") · power
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ἐνέργειαG1753efficiency ("energy")
Pronunciationenérgeia
Active, manifest power at work, distinct from mere potential; God's dynamic operation in redemptive history.
Open lexicon entry →δύναμιςG1411power
Pronunciationdýnamis
Power manifested in action and results, not mere authority or physical strength alone
Open lexicon entry →What does ἐνέργεια / δύναμις (energeia / dynamis) mean in the Bible?
ἐνέργεια · δύναμις is a Greek phrase meaning "working, power, effective energy".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1753, G1411?
G1753, G1411 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. working, power, effective energy
Source Gloss
working, power, effective energy
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms8Case patternAccusative (7)Number patternSingular (8)
Genitive · Singular · FeminineCol 2:121×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineEph 1:19 · Eph 3:7 · Eph 4:16 · Phil 3:21 · Col 1:29 · 2 Thess 2:9 · 2 Thess 2:117×
Word Origins
ἐνέργεια / δύναμις is built from this root: