Greek · Ability · Divine Capacity
δύναμις
dunamis
Often translated as: Power
Power, ability, capacity, force, and sometimes miraculous strength.
Translation range
power · ability · mighty work · miracle
Beneath the translation
The English word dynamite comes from this root, but the meaning in Scripture is rarely explosive. It is the inner capacity to do what is being asked.
Why this matters
Power in the New Testament tends to look like healing, restoring, sending, releasing — not controlling.
Reflection
What if power is not domination, but life-giving capacity?
For contemplation
Dunamis is the inner capacity to do what is being asked. In the New Testament it rarely sounds like thunder. It sounds like a hand that heals, a word that releases, a presence that restores.
Questions to sit with
- 01
What do you imagine when you imagine divine power?
- 02
Where is real power quietly at work in your life — outside of force?
- 03
What would change if you trusted that capacity, not control, is the shape of God's strength?
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