Might, Mighty, Mightily, Mightier

Might, Mighty, Mightily, Mightier

'''A — 1: δύναμις (Strong'S #1411 — Noun Feminine — dunamis — doo'-nam-is )

"power," (a) used relatively, denotes "inherent ability, capability, ability to perform anything," e.g.,  Matthew 25:15 , "ability;"  Acts 3:12 , "power;"  2 Thessalonians 1:7 , Rv, "(angels) of His power" (Av, "mighty");  Hebrews 11:11 , Rv, "power" (Av, "strength"); see Ability; (b) used absolutely, denotes (1) "power to work, to carry something into effect," e.g.,  Luke 24:49; (2) "power in action," e.g.,  Romans 1:16;  1 Corinthians 1:18; it is translated "might" in the Av of  Ephesians 1:21 (Rv, "power"); so   Ephesians 3:16;  Colossians 1:11 (1st clause);   2 Peter 2:11; in  Romans 15:19 , Av, this noun is rendered "mighty;" Rv, "(in the) power of signs." The Rv consistently avoids the rendering "might" for dunamis; the usual rendering is "power." Under this heading comes the rendering "mighty works," e.g.,  Matthew 7:22 , Rv (Av, "wonderful works"); 11:20-23; singular number in  Mark 6:5; in  Matthew 14:2;  Mark 6:14 the Rv has "powers;" in   2 Corinthians 12:12 , Rv, "mighty works" (Av, "mighty deeds"). See Miracle , especially Power.

Dominion

'''A — 2: ἰσχύς (Strong'S #2479 — Noun Feminine — ischus — is-khoos' )

denotes "might, strength, power," (a) inherent and in action as used of God,  Ephesians 1:19 , Rv, "(the strength, kratos, of His) might" Av, "(His mighty) power," i.e., power (over external things) exercised by strength;  Ephesians 6:10 , "of His might;"  2 Thessalonians 1:9 , Rv, "(from the glory) of His might" (Av "power");  Revelation 5:12 , Rv, "might" (Av, "strength");  Revelation 7:12 , "might;" (b) as an endowment, said (1) of angles,  2 Peter 2:11; here the order is No. 2 and No. 1, Rv, "might and power," which better expresses the distinction than the Av, "power and might;" in some mss. in  Revelation 18:2 it is said of the voice of an angle [see E, (c)]; the most authentic mss. have the adjective ischuros, "mighty;" (2) of men,   Mark 12:30,33;  Luke 10:27 (Rv and Av, "strength," in all three verses);   1 Peter 4:11 , Rv, "strength" (Av, "ability:" this belongs rather to No. 1). Either "strength" or "might" expresses the true significance of ischus. See Ability , Power , Strength.

 Luke 9:43

'''B — 1: δυνατός (Strong'S #1415 — Adjective — dunatos — doo-nat-os' )

"powerful, mighty" (akin to A, No. 1), is used, with that significance, (1) of God,  Luke 1:49 , "mighty;"  Romans 9:22 , "power" (here the neuter of the adjective is used with the article, as a noun, equivalent to dunamis); frequently with the meaning "able" (see Able , C, No. 1); (2) of Christ, regarded as a prophet,  Luke 24:19 ("in deed and word"); (3) of men: Moses,   Acts 7:22 ("in his words and works"); Apollos,   Acts 18:24 , "in the Scriptures;" of those possessed of natural power,  1 Corinthians 1:26; of those possessed of spiritual power,  2 Corinthians 10:4 . For the shades of meaning in the translation "strong," see  Romans 15:1;  2 Corinthians 12:10;  13:9 . For  Revelation 6:15 , see No. 2, below; see Strong. See also Possible.

'''B — 2: ἰσχυρός (Strong'S #2478 — Adjective — ischuros — is-khoo-ros' )

"strong, mighty" (akin to A, No. 2, and with corresponding adjectival significance), is usually translated "strong;" "mighty" in  Luke 15:14 (of a famine);   Revelation 19:6 (of thunders); 19:18 (of men): in the following, where the Av has "mighty," the Rv substitutes "strong,"   1 Corinthians 1:27;  Revelation 6:15 (Av, "might men"); 18:10,21;   Hebrews 11:34 , Rv, "(waxed) mighty" (Av, "valiant"). See Boisterous , Powerful , Strong (where the word is analyzed).

'''B — 3: ἰσχυρός (Strong'S #2478 — Adjective — ischuroteros — is-khoo-ros' )

"stronger, mightier," the comparative degree of No. 2, is translated "mightier" in  Matthew 3:11;  Mark 1:7;  Luke 3:16; "stronger" in  Luke 11:22;  1 Corinthians 1:25;  10:22 . See Strong.

'''B — 4: βίαιος (Strong'S #972 — Adjective — biaios — bee'-ah-yos )

"violent" (from bia, "force, violence, strength," found in  Acts 5:26;  21:35;  24:7;  27:41 ), occurs in  Acts 2:2 , of wind.

'''B — 5: κραταιός (Strong'S #2900 — Adjective — krataios — krat-ah-yos' )

"strong, mighty" (akin to kratos, "strength," relative and manifested power: see Mightily , below), is found in  1 Peter 5:6 , of the "mighty" hand of God.

'''B — 6: μεγαλεῖος (Strong'S #3167 — Adjective — megaleios — meg-al-i'-os )

is rendered "mighty" in  Acts 2:11 , Rv See Wonderful , Note (2).

 Luke 1:52 Revelation 6:13 Revelation 16:18

'''C — 1: δυνατέω (Strong'S #1414 — Verb — dunateo — doo-nat-eh'-o )

"to be powerful" (akin to A, No. 1 and B, No. 1), is found in the most authentic mss. in  Romans 14:4 (some have dunatos, B, No. 1), Rv "(the Lord) hath power," Av, "(God) is able;" similarly, as regard mss., in   2 Corinthians 9:8 , where the Rv and Av have "(God) is able;" in  2 Corinthians 13:3 , Av, "is mighty," Rv, "is powerful" (according to the general significance of dunamis).

 Galatians 2:8EffectualWork.

'''D — 1: εὐτόνως (Strong'S #2159 — Adverb — eutonos — yoo-ton'-oce )

"vigorously, vehemently" (eu, "well," teino, "to stetch"), is translated "mightily" in  Acts 18:28 , Av, of the power of Apollos in "confuting" the Jews (Rv, "powerfully"); in  Luke 23:10 it is rendered "vehemently." See Powerful , Vehemently. In the Sept.,   Joshua 6:7 , "(let them sound) loudly."

 Colossians 1:29 Acts 19:20 Revelation 18:2