δύναμις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δύναμαι (dunamai, “I am able”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /dýnamis/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /dýnamis/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ðýnamis/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ðýnamis/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ðínamis/

Noun

δύναμις (genitive δυνάμεως) f, third declension; (dunamis)

1. power, might, strength
2. ability, skill
3. power, authority, influence
4. force of war
5. manifestation of divine power: miracle
6. faculty, capacity
7. worth, value
8. The force of a word: meaning
9. (mathematics) square root
10. (mathematics) power

Inflection

Third declension of δύνᾰμῐς, δῠνάμεως

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δύνᾰμῐς	τὼ δῠνάμει	αἱ δῠνάμεις
Genitive	τῆς δῠνάμεως	τοῖν δῠνᾰμέοιν	τῶν δῠνάμεων
Dative	τῇ δῠνάμει	τοῖν δῠνᾰμέοιν	ταῖς δῠνάμεσῐ(ν)
Accusative	τὴν δύνᾰμῐν	τὼ δῠνάμει	τὰς δῠνάμεις
Vocative	δύνᾰμῐ	δῠνάμει	δῠνάμεις

Third declension of δύνᾰμῐς, δῠνάμιος (Ionic, Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δύνᾰμῐς	τὼ δῠνάμιε	αἱ δῠνάμιες
Genitive	τῆς δῠνάμιος	τοῖν δῠνᾰμίοιν	τῶν δῠνᾰμίων
Dative	τῇ δῠνάμῑ, δῠνάμει	τοῖν δῠνᾰμίοιν	ταῖς δῠνάμῐσῐ(ν), δῠνᾰμίεσῐ(ν), δῠνάμεσῐ(ν)
Accusative	τὴν δύνᾰμῐν	τὼ δῠνάμιε	τὰς δῠνάμῑς, δῠνάμιᾰς
Vocative	δύνᾰμῐ	δῠνάμιε	δῠνάμιες

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G1411