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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

  1. 01

    What do you imagine when you imagine divine power?

  2. 02

    Where is real power quietly at work in your life — outside of force?

  3. 03

    What would change if you trusted that capacity, not control, is the shape of God's strength?

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