δύνᾰμις

δύναμις, εως, ἡ (Hom.+; loanw. in rabb.) gener. ‘capability’, with emphasis on function.

① potential for functioning in some way, power, might, strength, force, capability

ⓐ general, λαμβάνειν δ. receive power Ac 1:8 (cp. Epict. 1, 6, 28; 4, 1, 109; Tat. 16, 1 δραστικωτέρας δ.); ἰδίᾳ δ. by one’s own capability 3:12. Of kings τὴν δύναμιν καὶ ἐξουσίαν αὐτῶν τῷ θηρίῳ διδόασιν Rv 17:13 (cp. Just., A I, 17, 3 βασιλικῆς δ.).—Of God’s power (Nicol. Dam.: 90 Fgm. 66, 33 Jac. θεῶν δ., Diod S 1, 20, 6 τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δύναμιν of Osiris’ function as benefactor to humanity; 5, 71, 6; 27, 12, 1; 34 + 35 Fgm. 28, 3; Dio Chrys. 11 [12], 70, 75; 84; 23 [40], 36; Herm. Wr. 14, 9 ὁ θεὸς …, ἡ [ᾧ v.l.] πᾶσα δύναμις τοῦ ποιεῖν πάντα; PGM 4, 641; 7, 582; 12, 250; LXX; Aristobulus in Eus., PE 13, 12, 4; 7 [Fgm. 4, ln. 22 p. 164; ln. 84 p. 172]; EpArist; Jos., Ant. 8, 109; 9, 15; SibOr 3, 72; Just., A I, 32, 11 al.) Mt 22:29; Mk 12:24; Lk 22:69; Ro 1:16, 20 (Jos., C. Ap. 2, 167 God is known through his δ.); 9:17 (Ex 9:16); 1 Cor 1:18, 24; 2:5; 6:14; 2 Cor 4:7; 6:7; 13:4; Eph 3:7; 2 Ti 1:8; 1 Pt 1:5; Rv 1:16; 11:17; 12:10; 15:8; cp. 2 Cor 12:9a; Rv 5:12; 1 Cl 11:2; 33:3; Dg 7:9; 9:1f; δ. ὑψίστου Lk 1:35. In doxology (1 Ch 29:11f; on the doxol. in the Lord’s Prayer HSchumaker, Cath. World 160, ’45, 342–49) Mt 6:13 v.l.; D 8:2; 9:4; 10:5. Cp. Rv 4:11; 7:12; 19:1.—IMg 3:1; ISm 1:1; Hv 3, 3, 5; m 5, 2, 1; PtK 2. Hence God is actually called δ. (Philo, Mos. 1, 111, Mut. Nom. 29; Ath. 16, 2) Mt 26:64; Mk 14:62 (cp. Wsd 1:3; 5:23 and Dalman, Worte 164f). Christ possesses a θεία δ. (this expr. in Aristot., Pol. 4 [7], 4, 1326a 32; PGM 12, 302 al.; s. Orig., C. Cels. 3, 40, 20 al.; Did., Gen. 60, 8; s. θεῖος 1a) 2 Pt 1:3; cp. 1:16 and 1 Cor 5:4; of Christ’s potential to achieve someth. through Paul 2 Cor 12:9b (cp. SEG XXXIV, 1308, 5f [50 B.C.–50 A.D.]). In Hs 9, 26, 8, the potential associated with the women in black leads to destruction. δ. leaves Christ at his death GPt 5:19 (s. LVaganay, L’Évangile de Pierre 1930, 108; 254ff). ἐν τῇ τοῦ κυρίου δ. AcPlCor 2:39.— Power of the Holy Spirit (Jos., Ant. 8, 408; Just., D. 87, 4f al.) Lk 4:14; Ac 1:8; Ro 15:13, 19 (ἐν δ. πν. [θεοῦ]); Hm 11:2, 5. ἐν ἀποδείξει πνεύματος καὶ δυνάμεως 1 Cor 2:4; cp. ἐγείρεται ἐν δ. 15:43, foll. by σῶμα πνευμάτικον. δυνάμει κραταιωθῆναι be strengthened in power (i.e. with ability to function) by the Spirit Eph 3:16. Hence the Spirit given the Christian can be called πνεῦμα δυνάμεως, i.e. in contrast to an unenterprising spirit, πνεῦμα δειλίας, God offers one that functions aggressively, 2 Ti 1:7; cp. 1 Pt 4:14 v.l.; AcPl Ha 8, 25/BMM 32f/Ox 1602, 39. The believers are ἐν πάσῃ δ. δυναμούμενοι equipped w. all power Col 1:11; cp. Eph 1:19; 3:20 (for Eph 1:19 cp. 1QH 14:23; 11:29 al.; for Eph 3:16, 6:10 cp. 1QH 7:17, 19; 12:35; 1QM 10:5; see KKuhn, NTS 7, ’61, 336); esp. the apostles and other people of God Lk 24:49; Ac 4:33; 6:8; cp. AcPl Ha 6, 21. ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δ. Ἠλίου Lk 1:17.—Of the devil’s destructive capability Lk 10:19; cp. Rv 13:2. ἡ δύναμις τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὁ νόμος what gives sin its power to function is the law 1 Cor 15:56.

ⓑ specif., the power that works wonders (SEG VIII, 551, 39 [I B.C.]; POxy 1381, 206ff; PGM 4, 2449; 12, 260ff; Just., D. 49, 8 κρυφία δ.; s. JZingerle, Heiliges Recht 1926, 10f; JRöhr, D. okkulte Kraftbegriff im Altertum 1923, 14f) Mt 14:2; Mk 6:14; Hv 1, 3, 4. ἔχρισεν αὐτὸν ὁ θεός δυνάμει (God endowed him to perform miracles) Ac 10:38 (Dio Chrys. 66 [16], 10 of Jason: χρισάμενος δυνάμει τινί, λαβὼν παρὰ τῆς Μηδείας; Diod S 4, 51, 1 τ. τρίχας δυνάμεσί τισι χρίσασα=she anointed her hair with certain potions; 4, 51, 4; 17, 103, 4 ὁ σίδηρος κεχριμένος ἦν φαρμάκου δυνάμει=with a poisonous potion. Diod S 1, 97, 7 a powerful medium=φάρμακον; s. ἐξουσία 7; also RAC II 415–58). τὴν ἐξ αὐτοῦ δ. ἐξελθοῦσαν potency emanated from him Mk 5:30; cp. Lk 8:46; δ. παρʼ αὐτοῦ ἐξήρχετο 6:19; cp. 5:17; perh. also (but s. 3 below) Gal 3:5; 1 Cor 12:28f (on the pl. δυνάμεις s. X., Cyr. 8, 8, 14; Herm. Wr. 13, 8 al.; on this ADieterich, E. Mithraslit. 1903, 46f; cp. PKöhn VI, 245, 18 Athena; for parallels and lit. s. Ptocheia [=ASP 31] ’91, 55). ἐν δ. with power, powerful(ly) (TestJob 47:9; Synes., Ep. 90 p. 230d τοὺς ἐν δ.) Mk 9:1; Ro 1:4; Col 1:29; 2 Th 1:11; μετὰ δυνάμεως Mt 24:30; Mk 13:26; Lk 21:27.—κατὰ δύναμιν w. gen. (Lucian, Imag. 3) by the power of Hb 7:16. Hebraist.=δυνατός (but readily understood in the Greek world as a defining gen., e.g. λόγου ἄνοια=vocal frenzy Soph. Antig. 603; s. Judg 3:29; 20:46 [ἄνδρες δυνάμεως B =ἄνδρες δυνατοί A]; Wsd 5:23): τῷ ῥήματι τῆς δ. αὐτοῦ by his powerful word 1:3; μετʼ ἀγγέλων δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ w. messengers of his power i.e. angels who exercise Jesus’ power 2 Th 1:7 (unless this is to be rendered with KJV et al. his mighty angels) (cp. En 20:1; GrBar 1:8; 2:6); μὴ ἔχων δ. powerless Hv 3, 11, 2; m 9:12. ἰσχυρὰν δ. ἔχειν be very powerful m 5, 2, 3; cp. 9:11; ἐν ποίᾳ δ.; by what power? (s. under 5) Ac 4:7. ὕψος δυνάμεως pride in (one’s) power B 20:1.—Effectiveness in contrast to mere word or appearance 1 Cor 4:19f; 1 Th 1:5. ἔχοντες μόρφωσιν εὐσεβείας, τὴν δὲ δύναμιν αὐτῆς ἠρνημένοι they have the outward appearance of piety, but deny its function 2 Ti 3:5 (cp. Jos., Ant. 13, 409 τὸ ὄνομα τ. βασιλείας εἶχεν, τ. δὲ δύναμιν οἱ Φαρισαῖοι=[Alexandra] bore the title queen, but the Pharisees were in control). δ. πίστεως the power of faith in contrast to verbal profession IEph 14:2. Sim. δ. w. ἐξουσία (Dio Chrys. 11 [12], 65) potent authority i.e. the word of Jesus is not only authoritative but functions effectively ἐν ἐξουσίᾳ, for the unclean spirits depart Lk 4:36; 9:1.—W. ἰσχύς 2 Pt 2:11 (Ath. 24, 2); w. ἐνέργεια Hm 6, 1, 1 (cp. Galen X, 635); τὴν δ. τῆς ἀναστάσεως the effectiveness of his (Christ’s) resurrection, which brings about the resurrection of the believers Phil 3:10.—Of the peculiar power inherent in a thing (of the healing power of medicines since Hippocr.; cp. Diod S 1, 20, 4; 1, 97, 7; 17, 103, 4; Plut., Mor. 157d al.; Dio Chrys. 25 [42], 3; Galen, Comp. Med. XIII 707 K.). δ. πυρός Hb 11:34 (Diod S 15, 50, 3 δ. τοῦ φωτός=the intensity of the light).

② ability to carry out someth., ability, capability (cp. Democrit, Fgm. B 234; Pla., Philb. 58d; cp. Aristot., Metaph. 4, 12, 1019a 26; Epict. 2, 23, 34; 4 Km 18:20; Ruth 3:11; Jos., Ant. 10, 54; Just., D. 4, 1) δύναμιν εἰς καταβολὴν σπέρματος Hb 11:11 (s. entry καταβολή). κατὰ δύναμιν according to ability (Diod S 14, 81, 6 v.l.; SIG 695, 9; 44 [129 B.C.]; PGM 4, 650; POxy 1273, 24; BGU 1050, 14; Sir 29:20; Jos., Ant. 3, 102; Just., A II, 13, 6; also ὅση δ. A I, 13, 1; 55, 8 al.; ὡς δ. μου D. 80, 5) 2 Cor 8:3a; ἑκάστῳ κατὰ τὴν ἰδίαν δ. to each according to his special capability (cp. SIG 695, 55) Mt 25:15; AcPl Ha 7, 17. Opp. beyond one’s ability ὑπὲρ δύναμιν (Demosth. 18, 193; Appian, Bell. Civ. 2, 1 §3; 2, 13 §49; POxy 282, 8; Sir 8:13) 2 Cor 1:8 or παρὰ δ. (Thu. 3, 54, 4; PPetr II, 3b, 2 [III B.C.]; POxy 1418, 3; Jos., Ant. 14, 378) 8:3b.

③ a deed that exhibits ability to function powerfully, deed of power, miracle, wonder (Ael. Aristid. 40, 12 K.=5 p. 59 D.: δυνάμεις ἐμφανεῖς; 42, 4 K.=6 p. 64 D. al.; Eutecnius 4 p. 41, 13; POxy 1381, 42; 90f τ. δυνάμεις ἀπαγγέλλειν; Steinleitner, nos. 3, 7f and 17; 8, 10 [restored] al.; Ps 117:15; Just., A I, 26, 22 al.) w. σημεῖα 2 Th 2:9; also in pl. Ac 2:22; 2 Cor 12:12; Hb 2:4; in this sense δ. stands mostly in pl. δυνάμεις Mt 7:22; 11:20f, 23; 13:54, 58; Mk 6:2; 9:39; Lk 10:13; 19:37; Ac 8:13; 19:11; 1 Cor 12:10, 28f; Gal 3:5 (on the two last pass. s. 1b above); Hb 6:5. Sg. Mk 6:5.

④ someth. that serves as an adjunct of power, resource μικρὰν ἔχειν δ. have few resources Rv 3:8. Also wealth (X., An. 7, 7, 36, Cyr. 8, 4, 34; Dt 8:17f) ἐκ τῆς δ. τοῦ στρήνους fr. the excessive wealth Rv 18:3. Esp. of military forces (Hdt. et al. very oft.; cp. OGI ind. VIII; LXX; Jos., Ant. 18, 262; Just., D 131, 3), even of the heavenly bodies thought of as armies δ. τῶν οὐρανῶν the armies of heaven (Is 34:4 v.l.; 4 Km 17:16; Da 8:10 Theod.; En 18:14) Mt 24:29; Lk 21:26; cp. Mk 13:25.

⑤ an entity or being, whether human or transcendent, that functions in a remarkable manner, power as a personal transcendent spirit or heavenly agent/angel ([cp. Pla., Crat. 438c] Aristot., Met. 4, 12, 1019a, 26 divinities δυνάμεις [likewise TestAbr A 14 p. 94, 21=Stone p. 36] λέγονται; Eth. Epic. col. 9, 16, w. θεοι; Porphyr., Abst. 2, 2 p. 133 Nauck δαίμοσιν ἢ θεοῖς ἤ τισι δυνάμεσιν θῦσαι; Sallust. 15 p. 28, 15 αἱ ἄνω δυνάμεις; Herm. Wr. 1, 26; 13, 15; Synes., Ep. 57 p. 191b; PGM 4, 3051; 4 Macc 5:13; Philo, Conf. Lingu. 171, Mut. Nom. 59) Ro 8:38; 1 Cor 15:24; Eph 1:21; 1 Pt 3:22; αἱ δ. τοῦ σατανᾶ IEph 13:1. (Cp. αἱ πονηραὶ δ., διάβολος καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ Did., Gen. 45, 4.) θεὸς ἀγγέλων καὶ δ. MPol 14:1 (cp. the ins in FCumont, Étud. syr. 1917, p. 321, 5 ὁ θεὸς τ. δυνάμεων=BCH 26, 1902, 176; Just., D. 85, 6 ἄγγελοι … καὶ δ.)—Desig. of a personal divine being as a power (i.e. an effective intermediary or expression; s. DDD 509–16) of the most high God (Ael. Aristid. 37, 28 K.=2 p. 27 D.: Athena as δ. τοῦ Διός; Just., A I, 14, 5 δ. θεοῦ ὁ λόγος αὐτοῦ ἦν; cp. 23, 2; Tat. 5, 1) οὗτός ἐστιν ἡ δύναμις τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ καλουμένη μεγάλη this man is what is called the Great Power of God Ac 8:10 (cp. ins of Saïttaï in Lydia εἷς θεὸς ἐν οὐρανοῖς μέγας Μὴν οὐράνιος, μεγάλη δύναμις τοῦ ἀθανάτου θεοῦ: ILydiaKP 110; PGM 4, 1275ff ἐπικαλοῦμαί σε τὴν μεγίστην δύναμιν τὴν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ὑπὸ κυρίου θεοῦ τεταγμένην. S. New Docs 1, 107. Cp. HKippenberg, Garizim u. Synagoge: RVV ’71, 122–24.—GWetter, ‘D. Sohn Gottes’ 1916, 8f; WSpiegelberg, Die ägypt. Gottheit der ‘Gotteskraft’: Ztschr. f. äg. Sprache 57, 1922, 145ff; FPreisigke, D. Gotteskraft der frühchristl. Zeit 1922).

⑥ the capacity to convey thought, meaning (Pla., Crat. 394b; Polyb. 20, 9, 11; Dionys. Hal. 1, 68; Dio Chrys. 19 [36], 19; Cass. Dio 55, 3; Philo, Congr. Erud. Gr. 125; Just., D. 125, 1 ἡ δ. τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ ὀνόματος; 138, 1 ὀγδόης ἡμέρας … δυνάμει … πρώτης) of language 1 Cor 14:11; of stones Hv 3, 4, 3; cp. 3, 8, 6f.—OSchmitz, D. Begriff δ. bei Pls: ADeissmann Festschr. 1927, 139–67; WGrundmann, D. Begriff d. Kraft in d. ntl. Gedankenwelt ’32; Dodd 16–20; EFascher, Dynamis Theou: ZTK n. s. 19, ’38, 82–108; LBieler, Δύναμις u. ἐξουσία: Wiener Studien 55, ’38, 182–90; AForster, The Mng. of Power for St. Paul, ATR 32, ’50, 177–85; MBarré, CBQ 42, ’80, 216–27 (contrast w. ‘weakness’ in Qumran lit.)—DELG. Lampe s.v. δύναμις VI B and VII. RAC IV 441–51. EDNT. M-M. TW.

δῠνᾰμις (-ις, -ιν)

     δύναμις

     δύνᾰμις

    - εως, ион. ιος (ῠ) ἥ

    1) сила, мощь

    

(αἱ τοῦ σώματος δυνάμεις Plat. и σωματικέ δ. Polyb.; ἥ τοῦ θερμοῦ, τοῦ κινοῦντος δ. Arst.)

    2) могущество, власть

    

(θεῶν Eur.; κατὰ θάλατταν Arst.)

    3) способность, возможность

    

(τῆς ὄψεως, τοῦ φθέγγεσθαι Arst.)

    4) свойство

    

(τῶν φυομένων ἐκ τῆς γῆς αἱ δυνάμεις Xen.)

    5) филос. возможность, потенция

    

τὸ δυνάμει ( или κατὰ δύναμιν) ὄν, ἐντελεχείᾳ ( или ἐνεργείᾳ) μέ ὄν Arst. — существующее потенциально, но не в действительности

    6) вооруженные силы, войска

    

(δ. καὴ πεζέ καὴ ἱππικέ καί ναυτική Xen.; αἱ τῶν Καρχηδονίων δυνάμεις Polyb.)

    7) ценность, стоимость

    

(χρημάτων Thuc.; τοῦ νομίσματος Plut.)

    8) значение, смысл

    

(ὀνομάτων Plat., Lys.; τέν αὐτέν δύναμιν ἔχειν Lys., Dem.; οὐκ εἰδότες τίνα δύναμιν ἔχει τοῦτο Polyb.)

    9) средство, снадобье

    

(τὰς τριχὰς δυνάμεσί τισι ποιῆσαι πολιάς Diod.; κόκκοι τινὲς καὴ δυνάμεις ἄλλαι Plut.)

    10) мат. степень, преимущ. квадратная Plat., Arst.

    11) мат. сторона квадрата Plat.

δύνᾰμις [ῠ], ἡ, gen. εως, [dialect] Ion. ιος, [dialect] Ion. dat. δυνάμι: ([etym.] δύναμαι):—

A power, might, in Hom., esp. of bodily strength,

εἴ μοι δ. γε παρείη Od. 2.62

, cf. Il.8.294;

οἵη ἐμὴ δ. καὶ χεῖρες Od.20.237

;

ἡ δ. τῶν νέων Antipho 4.3.2

, etc.: generally, strength, power, ability to do anything, πὰρ δύναμιν beyond one's strength, Il.13.787; in Prose,

παρὰ δ. τολμηταί Th.1.70

, etc.;

ὑπὲρ δ. D.18.193

; opp. κατὰ δ. as far as lies in one, Hdt.3.142, etc. (

κὰδ δ. Hes.Op. 336

);

εἰς δύναμιν Cratin. 172

, Pl.R. 458e, etc.;

πρὸς τὴν δ. Id.Phdr. 231a

.

2 outward power, influence, authority, A.Pers. 174 (anap.), Ag. 779 (lyr.);

καταπαύσαντα τὴν Κύρου δ. Hdt.1.90

;

δυνάμει προὔχοντες Th.7.21

, etc.; ἐν δ. εἶναι, γενέσθαι, X.HG4.4.5, D.13.29.

3 force for war, forces,

δ. ἀνδρῶν Hdt.5.100

, cf. Pl.Mx. 240d, Plb.1.41.2, LXX Ge.21.22, OGI139.8 (ii B. C.); μετὰ δυνάμεων ἱκανῶν Wilcken Chr.10 (ii B. C.), etc.;

δ. καὶ πεζὴ καὶ ἱππικὴ καὶ ναυτική X.An.1.3.12

; πέντε δυνάμεσι πεφρουρημένον, of the five projecting rows of sarissae in the phalanx, Ascl.Tact.5.2,al.

4 a power, quantity,

χρημάτων δ. Hdt.7.9

.ά.

5 means,

κατὰ δύναμιν Arist.EE 1243b12

; opp. παρὰ δ., 2 Ep.Cor.8.3;

κατὰ δ. τῶν ὑπαρχόντων BGU1051.17

(Aug.).

II power, faculty, capacity,

αἱ ἀμφὶ τὸ σῶμα δ. Hp.VM14

;

αἱ τοῦ σώματος δυνάμεις Pl.Tht. 185e

;

ἡ τῆς ὄψεως δ. Id.R. 532a

;

ἡ τῶν λεγόντων δ. D.22.11

: c. gen. rei, capacity for,

τῶν ἔργων Arist.Pol. 1309a35

;

τοῦ λέγειν Id.Rh. 1362b22

; τοῦ λόγου, τῶν λόγων, Men.578, Alex.94;

δ. στρατηγική Plb.1.84.6

;

δ. ἐν πραγματείᾳ Id.2.56.5

;

δ. συνθετική D.H.Comp.2

: abs., any natural capacity or faculty, that may be improved and may be used for good or ill, Arist.Top. 126a37, cf. MM 1183b28.

2 elementary force, such as heat, cold, etc., Hp.VM16, Arist.PA 646a14; ἡ τοῦ θερμοῦ δ.ib. 650a5;

θερμαντικὴ δ. Epicur.Fr.60

, cf. Polystr.p.23 W.

b property, quality,

ἰδίην δύναμιν καὶ φύσιν ἔχειν Hp.VM13

, cf. Nat.Hom.5, Vict.1.10; esp. of the natural properties of plants, etc., αἱ δ. τῶν φυομένων, τῶν σπερμάτων, X.Cyr.8.8.14, Thphr.HP8.11.1; productive power,

τῆς γῆς Id.Oec.16.4

;

μετάλλων Id.Vect.4.1

: generally, function, faculty, δύναμις φυσική, ζωική, ψυχική, Gal.10.635; περὶ φυσικῶν δ., title of work by Galen.

c in pl., agencies, ὑπάρχειν ἐν τῇ φύσει τὰς τοιαύτας δυνάμεις (sc. the gods) Polystr.p.10 W.

d function, meaning, of part in whole, Id.p.17 W.

e in Music, function, value, of a note in the scale,

δ. ἐστι τάξις φθόγγου ἐν συστήματι Cleonid.Harm.14

, cf. Aristox.Harm.p.69M.; μέση κατὰ δύναμιν, opp. κατὰ θέσιν, Ptol. Harm.2.5.

3 faculty, art, or craft, Pl.R. 532d, Arist.Metaph. 1018a30, EN 1094a10, Arr.Epict.1.1.1; δ. σκεπτική the doctrine of the Sceptics, S.E.M.7.1.

4 a medicine, Timostr.7, etc.;

δ. ἁπλαῖ Hp.Decent.9

, Aret.CD1.4, etc.;

δ. πολυφάρμακοι Plu.2.403c

, Gal.13.365: in pl., collection of formulae or prescriptions, Orib.10.33.

b action of medicines, περὶ τῆς ἁπλῶν φαρμάκων δ., title of work by Galen; also, potency, δυνάμει θερμά, ψυχρά, Id.1.672, al.

5 magically potent substance or object, PMag.Leid.V.8.12: in pl., magical powers, Hld.4.7.

III force or meaning of a word, Lys.10.7, Pl. Cra. 394b, Diog.Oen.12, Phld.Sign.31, etc.

b phonetic value of sounds or letters, Plb.10.47.8, D.H.Comp.12, Luc.Jud.Voc.5, etc.

2 worth or value of money, Th.6.46,2.97, Plu.Lyc.9, Sol. 15.

IV capability of existing or acting, potentiality, opp. actuality ([etym.] ἐνέργεια), Arist.Metaph. 1047b31, 1051a5, etc.: hence δυνάμει as Adv., virtually,

ὕστερον ὂν τῇ τάξει, πρότερον τῇ δυνάμει.. ἐστί D.3.15

; opp. ἐνεργείᾳ, Arist.APo. 86a28, al.; opp. ἐντελεχείᾳ, Id.Ph. 193b8, al.

V Math., power,

κατὰ μεταφορὰν ἡ ἐν γεωμετρίᾳ λέγεται δ. Id.Metaph. 1019b33

; usu. second power, square, κατὰ δύναμιν in square, Pl.Ti. 54b, cf. Theol.Ar.11, etc.: chiefly in dat., [εὐθεῖα] δυνάμει ἴση a line the square on which is equal to an area, ἡ BA ἐλάσσων ἐστὶν ἢ διπλασίων δυνάμει τῆς AK the square on BA is less than double of the square on AK, Archim.Sph.Cyl.2.9: εὐθεῖαι δ. σύμμετροι commensurable in square, Euc.10Def.2; ἡ δυνάμει δεκάς the series 12 + 22... + 102, Theol.Ar.64.

b square number, Pl.Ti. 32a.

c square of an unknown quantity (x2), Dioph.Def.2, al.

2 square root of a number which is not a perfect square, surd, opp. μῆκος, Pl. Tht. 147d.

3 product of two numbers, ἡ ἀμφοῖν (sc. τριάδος καὶ δυάδος)

δ. ἑξάς Ph.1.3

, cf. Iamb.in Nic.p.108 P.; δυνάμει in product, Hero Metr.1.15, Theol.Ar.33.

VI concrete, powers, esp. of divine beings,

αἱ δ. τῶν οὐρανῶν LXX Is.34.4

, cf. 1 Ep.Pet.3.22, al., Ph.1.587, Corp.Herm.1.26, Porph.Abst.2.34: sg., Act.Ap.8.10, PMag.Par.1.1275; πολυώνυμος δ., of God, Secund.Sent.3.

VII manifestation of divine power, miracle, Ev.Matt.11.21, al., Buresch Aus Lydien 113, etc.

δύναμις

power: fem nom sg

δύναμις, εως, ἡ, (1) Vermögen, Kraft. (a) zunächst Körperkraft; εἰ ἔτι ἐν δυνάμει ἦν τοῠ πορεύεσϑαι, wenn ich noch die Kraft hätte. (b) in geistiger Beziehung: Kraft, Talent, Fertigkeit; ἡγεμονική, Geschicklichkeit; ἡ τῶν λεγόντων δ., Beredsamkeit; ἡ τῶν λόγων δ. sowohl Kraft der Rede, als Redefertigkeit. (c) allgem., Vermögen; εἰς δύναμιν, nach Vermögen, nach besten Kräften; Ggstz ὑπὲρ δύναμιν, über Vermögen. (2) Ansehen u. Einfluß im Staate, politische Macht; oft bei den Rednern; ἐν δυνάμει εἶναι, γίγνεσϑαι, in Ansehen stehen. Auch = ein obrigkeitliches Amt. (3) Heeresmacht, das Heer, die Truppen. (4) von der Arznei, die Heilkraft. Auch die Heilmittel selbst heißen δυνάμεις. (5) der Wert, Gehalt einer Münze. Dah. = die Bdtg eines Wortes; οὐκ εἰδότες, τίνα δύναμιν ἔχει ταῦτα, was dies zu bedeuten hat; τὴν αὐτὴν δύναμιν ἔχει, hat dieselbe Bedeutung, ist gleich. Die Möglichkeit; entggstzt ἐνέργεια, ἐντελέχεια. (6) in der Mathematik das Quadrat einer Zahl, einer Linie

δυνάμῑς, δύναμις

power: fem acc pl (epic doric ionic aeolic)

1411 δύναμις

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1411 δύναμις

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-εως ⁺ ἡ N 3 76-150-63-112-189=590 Gn 21,22.32; 26,26; Ex 6,26; 7,4

power, might, strength Dt 6,5; ability Dt 16,17; outward power, influence, authority Jos 4,24; force for war, army, host Gn 21,22; power, heavenly host 2 Chr 18,18; power, personal supernatural spirit or angel 4 Mc 5,13

υἱοὶ δυνάμεων mighty men 1 Sm 10,26

*2 Sm 23,36 ἀπὸ δυνάμεως of the army-צבא/מ for MT צבה/מ from Zobah; *Jb 11,6 δύναμιν power -עלם^I for MT תעלמות עלם^II secrets, see also 28,11; *Jb 40,10 δύναμιν power-גבורה for MT גבה height, eminence; *Ct 2,7 δυνάμεσι the powers, the hosts-צבאות צבא for MT צבאות צביא gazelle, see also Ct 3,5;

*Dn^Th 8,9 τὴν δύναμιν the host-צבא for MT צבי the fairest (of all lands)

Cf. LARCHER 1983, 171-172; SCHOLTISSEK 1993, 81-85; TOV 1976b, 531-532; WEVERS 1990, 132;

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δύναμις

power: fem nom /voc /acc dual (attic epic)

δυνάμεϊ, δύναμις

power: fem dat sg (epic)

δύναμις

power: fem dat sg (attic ionic)

δύναμις

power: fem nom /voc pl (attic epic)

δύναμις

power: fem nom /acc pl (attic)