ἀδυνατέω
τί δὲ βλέπεις τὸ κάρφος τὸ ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου, τὴν δὲ ἐν τῷ σῷ ὀφθαλμῷ δοκὸν οὐ κατανοεῖς → why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye | and why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye | why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye
English (LSJ)
of persons,
A to be ἀδύνατος, lack strength, Epich.266, Arist.Somn.Vig.454a27: c. inf., to be unable to do, Hp.de Arte7, Pl.R. 366d, X.Mem.1.2.23, Arist.EN1165b22, Pol.1287b17, etc. II of things, to be impossible, LXX Jb.10.13, Phld.Ir.p.98 W., Ev.Matt.17.20, Ev.Luc.1.37, Ps.-Callisth.3.26.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
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).
French (Bailly abrégé)
-ῶ :
être impuissant, être incapable de.
Étymologie: ἀδύνατος.
Spanish (DGE)
1 tener debilidad, no tener fuerza de pers., Hp.Morb.3.5, Arist.Somn.Vig.454a27, ἐν τῷ γήρᾳ Arist.Oec.1343b23, ὑπὸ κόπου καὶ τῶν τραυμάτων Plb.16.33.4, c. dat. τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς PEnteux.26.3 (III a.C.), ταῖς χερσίν LXX Le.25.35, fig., de un arma, Plb.16.33.3.
2 no poder, no tener poder μήτ' αἰσχύνωμαι ἀδυνατῶν παρὰ σοί que no me avergüence de no tener ninguna influencia sobre ti X.HG 3.4.9, ψυχή Plot.2.1.5
•ser incapaz c. ac. de rel. ἀδυνατεῖ οὐδὲν θεός nada es imposible para la divinidad Epich.255
•c. inf. no poder, ser incapaz de καρτερεῖν Hp.de Arte 7, αὐτὸ δρᾶν Pl.R.366d, ἐπισπέσθαι Pl.Phdr.248c, cf. X.Mem.1.2.23, τὰς προειρημένας αἰτίας ἀπολύσασθαι Aeschin.2.2, ἀνασῶσαι Arist.EN 1165b22, διορίζειν Arist.Pol.1287b17, γεωργεῖν UPZ 110.13 (II a.C.), ἑαυτῶ βοηθῆσαι LXX Sap.13.16, c. inf. en constr. pers. οὔτε γὰρ ἀποστάσεις ἀδυνατοῦσι ἐν τῷ περιέχοντι γίνεσθαι τοιαῦται Epicur.Ep.[2] 46, cf. Epicur.Ep.[3] 99
•en constr. impers. ser imposible c. dat. ἀδυνατεῖ σοι οὐδέν LXX Ib.10.13, cf. Eu.Matt.17.20, Eu.Luc.1.37.
3 no poder, carecer de recursos, ID 1416B.2.54, cf. 1.80 (II a.C.).