Mayest May Might

Mayest May Might

1: δύναμαι (Strong'S #1410 — Verb — dunamai — doo'-nam-ahee )

"to be able, have power," whether by personal ability, permission, or opportunity, is sometimes rendered "may" or "might," e.g.,  Matthew 26:9;  Mark 14:5;  Acts 17:19;  1 Thessalonians 2:6 . In the following the Rv substitutes "can," "canst," "couldst," for the Av, e.g.,  Matthew 26:42;  Mark 4:32;  14:7;  Luke 16:2;  Acts 24:11;  25:11;  27:12;  1 Corinthians 7:21;  14:31 (here the alteration is especially important, as not permission for all to prophesy, but ability to do so, is the meaning);   Ephesians 3:4 . In the following the Rv substitutes the verb "to be able,"  Acts 19:40;  24:8;  Revelation 13:17 . See Able , B, No. 1.

2: ἔξεστι (Strong'S #1832 — Verb — exesti — ex'-es-tee )

"it is premitted, lawful" (eimi, "to be," prefixed by ek, "from"), is rendered "(I) may" in  Acts 2:29 , Rv [[[Av,]] "let (me)"]; in  Acts 21:37 , "may (I)," lit., "is it permitted (me to speak)?" Some mss. have it in  Acts 8:37 , "thou mayest" (Av). See Lawful.

3: ἴσως (Strong'S #2481 — Adverb — isos — ee'-soce )

"equally" (from the adjective isos, "equal"), is translated "it may be" in  Luke 20:13 (i.e., "perhaps").

4: τυγχάνω (Strong'S #5177 — Verb — tunchano — toong-khan'-o )

"to meet with, reach, obtain," denotes, intransitively, "to happen, chance, befall;" used impersonally with the conjunction ei, "if," it signifies "it may be," "perhaps," e.g.,  1 Corinthians 14:10;  15:37 , "it may chance;"  1 Corinthians 16:6 .

 Matthew 8:28 Acts 3:19 Romans 3:26 Romans 8:29 2 Corinthians 1:4 Ephesians 1:18 Acts 7:19 Romans 1:11 4:16 12:2 15:13 Philippians 1:10 1 Thessalonians 3:10,13 2 Thessalonians 1:5 2:6,10 Hebrews 12:10 Luke 20:20  1 Peter 1:21 Luke 21:22 Acts 26:18  Romans 6:6 11:10 1 Corinthians 10:13 Philippians 3:10 James 5:17 Matthew 6:4 John 14:3 17:11 Luke 8:38 2 Corinthians 5:9 2 Corinthians 9:5 Hebrews 7:9