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|Full diacritics=ἀδῠνᾰτέω
|Medium diacritics=ἀδυνατέω
|Low diacritics=αδυνατέω
|Capitals=ΑΔΥΝΑΤΕΩ
|Transliteration A=adynatéō
|Transliteration B=adynateō
|Transliteration C=adynateo
|Beta Code=a)dunate/w
|Definition=of persons, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">to be</b> <b class="b3">ἀδύνατος</b>, <b class="b2">lack strength</b>, <span class="bibl">Epich.266</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Somn.Vig.</span>454a27</span>: c. inf., <b class="b2">to be unable</b> to do, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">de Arte</span>7</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span> 366d</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>1.2.23</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1165b22</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pol.</span>1287b17</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> of things, <b class="b2">to be impossible</b>, <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Jb.</span>10.13</span>, Phld.<span class="title">Ir.</span>p.98 W., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Matt.</span>17.20</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Luc.</span>1.37</span>, <span class="bibl">Ps.-Callisth.3.26</span>.</span>
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{{ls
|lstext='''ἀδῠνᾰτέω''': ἐπὶ προσώπων: εἶμαι [[ἀδύνατος]], δὲν ἔχω δύναμιν, Ἐπιχ. 147, Ahr., Πλάτ. Πολ. 366D, Ἀριστ. περὶ Ἐνυπν. 1. 8: - μετ’ ἀπαρεμ.: εἶμαι [[ἀνίκανος]] νά..., Ξεν. Ἀπομ. 1. 2. 23, Ἀριστ. Ἠθ. Ν. 10. 4, 10, Πολ. 3. 16, 10. ΙΙ. ἐπὶ πραγμάτων: εἶναί τι ἀδύνατον, Εὐαγγ. Ματθ. ιζ΄, 20. Εὐαγγ. Λουκ. α΄, 37· πρβλ. Ἑβδ. (Γέν. ιη΄, 14).
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{{bailly
|btext=-ῶ :<br />être impuissant, être incapable de.<br />'''Étymologie:''' [[ἀδύνατος]].
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{{DGE
|dgtxt=<b class="num">1</b> [[tener debilidad]], [[no tener fuerza]] de pers., Hp.<i>Morb</i>.3.5, Arist.<i>Somn.Vig</i>.454<sup>a</sup>27, ἐν τῷ γήρᾳ Arist.<i>Oec</i>.1343<sup>b</sup>23, ὑπὸ κόπου καὶ τῶν τραυμάτων Plb.16.33.4, c. dat. τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς <i>PEnteux</i>.26.3 (III a.C.), ταῖς χερσίν LXX <i>Le</i>.25.35, fig., de un arma, Plb.16.33.3.<br /><b class="num">2</b> [[no poder]], [[no tener poder]] μήτ' αἰσχύνωμαι ἀδυνατῶν παρὰ σοί que no me avergüence de no tener ninguna influencia sobre ti</i> X.<i>HG</i> 3.4.9, ψυχή Plot.2.1.5<br /><b class="num">•</b>[[ser incapaz]] c. ac. de rel. ἀδυνατεῖ οὐδὲν θεός nada es imposible para la divinidad</i> Epich.255<br /><b class="num">•</b>c. inf. [[no poder]], [[ser incapaz de]] καρτερεῖν Hp.<i>de Arte</i> 7, αὐτὸ δρᾶν Pl.<i>R</i>.366d, ἐπισπέσθαι Pl.<i>Phdr</i>.248c, cf. X.<i>Mem</i>.1.2.23, τὰς προειρημένας αἰτίας ἀπολύσασθαι Aeschin.2.2, ἀνασῶσαι Arist.<i>EN</i> 1165<sup>b</sup>22, διορίζειν Arist.<i>Pol</i>.1287<sup>b</sup>17, γεωργεῖν <i>UPZ</i> 110.13 (II a.C.), ἑαυτῶ βοηθῆσαι LXX <i>Sap</i>.13.16, c. inf. en constr. pers. οὔτε γὰρ ἀποστάσεις ἀδυνατοῦσι ἐν τῷ περιέχοντι γίνεσθαι τοιαῦται Epicur.<i>Ep</i>.[2] 46, cf. Epicur.<i>Ep</i>.[3] 99<br /><b class="num">•</b>en constr. impers. [[ser imposible]] c. dat. ἀδυνατεῖ σοι οὐδέν LXX <i>Ib</i>.10.13, cf. <i>Eu.Matt</i>.17.20, <i>Eu.Luc</i>.1.37.<br /><b class="num">3</b> [[no poder]], [[carecer de recursos]], <i>ID</i> 1416B.2.54, cf. 1.80 (II a.C.).
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{{Abbott
|astxt=[[ἀδυνατέω]], -ῶ (< [[ἀδύνατος]]), [in LXX: De 17:8, Za 8:6 (פּלא ni.), Jb 42:2 (בּצר ni.), al. ;] <br /><b class="num">1.</b>Abbott-Smith omits [[this]] [[number]] to be [[unable]] (cl., [[Philo]]; π., v. MM, VGT, s.v.). <br /><b class="num">2.</b>In LXX and NT (Kennedy, Sources, 124; Hatch, Essays, 4; Field, Notes, 46 f.), to be [[impossible]]: Mt 17:20, Lk 1:37. †
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{{StrongGR
|strgr=from [[ἀδύνατος]]; to be [[unable]], i.e. ([[passively]]) [[impossible]]: be [[impossible]].
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{{Thayer
|txtha=(ῶ: [[future]] ἀδυνατήσω; ([[ἀδύνατος]]);<br /><b class="num">a.</b> [[not]] to [[have]] [[strength]], to be [[weak]]; [[always]] so of persons in classic Greek<br /><b class="num">b.</b> a [[thing]] ἀδυνατεῖ, cannot be done, is [[impossible]]; so [[only]] in the Sept. and N. T.: [[οὐκ]] ἀδυνατήσει [[παρά]] τῷ Θεῷ ([[τοῦ]] Θεοῦ L marginal [[reading]] T Tr WH) [[πᾶν]] ῤῆμα, Sept. [[παρά]], I.<br /><b class="num">b.</b> cf. Field, Otium Norv. pars iii. at the [[passage]]); [[οὐδέν]] ἀδυνατήσει [[ὑμῖν]], Job 42:2).
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{{lsm
|lsmtext='''ἀδῠνᾰτέω:''' μέλ. <i>-ήσω</i>·<br /><b class="num">I.</b> λέγεται για πρόσωπα, δεν έχω [[δύναμη]], σε Πλάτ. κ.λπ.· με απαρ., είμαι [[ανίκανος]] να κάνω [[κάτι]], δεν [[δύναμαι]], δεν [[μπορώ]], σε Ξεν.<br /><b class="num">II.</b> επίσης λέγεται για πράγματα, [[κάτι]] είναι αδύνατο, ακατόρθωτο, ανέφικτο, σε Καινή Διαθήκη
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{{elru
|elrutext='''ἀδῠνᾰτέω:'''<br /><b class="num">1)</b> ослабевать, слабеть, терять силы (ἀ. καὶ παυεσθαι Arst.);<br /><b class="num">2)</b> не мочь, не быть в состоянии (ποιεῖν τι Xen., Plat., Arst.);<br /><b class="num">3)</b> impers. быть невозможным NT.
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{{mdlsj
|mdlsjtxt=<br /><b class="num">I.</b> of persons, to [[want]] [[strength]], Plat., etc.; c. inf. to be [[unable]] to do, Xen.<br /><b class="num">II.</b> of things, to be [[impossible]], NTest.
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