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Strong's G102 ἀδύνατος (adynatos)

Adynatos means “impossible” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H102 — aggaph (“bands”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G102
Language Greek
Linked Usages 36
Books 15

Strong's G102 Quick Answer

Strong's G102 ἀδύνατος (adunatos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. adunatos (ad-oo'-nat-os) adj. 1. unable, i.e. weak 2. (passively) impossible It has 36 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include impossible, weak, and impotent. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
adunatos (ad-oo'-nat-os) adj. 1. unable, i.e. weak 2. (passively) impossible
Usage
36 linked usages
Books
15 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
impossible, weak, and impotent

Meaning and Definition

adunatos (ad-oo'-nat-os) adj. 1. unable, i.e. weak 2. (passively) impossible {literally or figuratively} [from G1 (as a negative particle) and G1415] KJV: could not do, impossible, impotent, not possible, weak Root(s): G1, G1415

Original Word
ἀδύνατος
Transliteration
adunatos
Derivation
Root: δυνατός R1: 1 R2: 1415
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G102. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

unable

Usage: ἀ-δύνατος, -ον, [in LXX for אֶבְיוֹן, דַּל, etc. ;] __1. of persons, unable, powerless: Act.14:8; figuratively Rom.15:1 (MM, VGT, see word). __2. Of things, impossible: Mat.19:26, Mrk.10:27, Luk.18:27, Rom.8:3, Heb.6:4,18 10:4 11:6. † (AS)

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How Strong's G102 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render adunatos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

impossible Matthew 19:26 weak Romans 8:3 impotent Acts 14:8

How Strong's G102 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G102 (ἀδύνατος) appears 27 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G102 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G102 in the New Testament

10 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 19:26 KJV

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Mark 10:27 KJV

And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

Luke 18:27 KJV

And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

Strong's G102 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

16 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Job 5:15 Septuagint / Brenton

And let them perish in war, And let the weak escape from the hand of the mighty.

Job 5:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And let the weak have hope, But the mouth of the unjust be stopped.

Job 20:19 Septuagint / Brenton

For he has broken down the houses of many mighty men: And he has plundered a habitation, though he built it not.

Strong's G102 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

10 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Tobit 2:10 Septuagint / Brenton

and I knew not that there were sparrows in the wall, and mine eyes being open, the sparrows muted warm dung into mine eyes, and a whiteness came in mine eyes; and I went to the physicians, but they helped me not: moreover Ahikar did nourish me, until I went into Elymais.

Tobit 5:10 Septuagint / Brenton

Then Tobit said unto him, Brother, show me of what tribe and family thou art.

2 Maccabees 4:6 Septuagint / Brenton

for he saw that it was impossible that the state should continue quiet, and Simon leave his folly, unless the king did look thereunto.

Usage Excerpts

First 36 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G102.

Job 5:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let them perish in war, And let the weak escape from the hand of the mighty.
Job 5:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let the weak have hope, But the mouth of the unjust be stopped.
Job 20:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he has broken down the houses of many mighty men: And he has plundered a habitation, though he built it not.
Job 24:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They have turned aside the weak from the right way: And the meek of the earth have hidden themselves together.
Job 24:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They have reaped a field that was not their own before the time: The poor have labored in the vineyards of the ungodly without pay and without food.
Job 24:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in wrath he has overthrown the helpless: Therefore when he has arisen, a man will not feel secure of his own life.
Job 29:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I was the father of the helpless; And I searched out the cause which I knew not.
Job 30:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet I wept over every helpless man; I groaned when I saw a man in distress.
Job 31:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the helpless missed not whatever need they had, And I did not cause the eye of the widow to fail.
Job 31:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if the poor did not bless me, And their shoulders were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;
Job 31:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
(For I did not stand in awe of a great multitude, so as not to declare boldly before them): And if too I permitted a poor man to go out of my door with an empty bosom
Job 34:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But it shall turn out vanity to them, to cry and beseech a man; For they dealt unlawfully, the poor being turned aside from their right.
Job 36:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Because they afflicted the weak and helpless: And he will vindicate the judgment of the meek.
Job 36:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let not thy mind willingly turn thee aside From the petition of the feeble that are in distress.
Proverbs 30:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover there are three things impossible for me to comprehend, and the fourth I know not:
Joel 4:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your sickles into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Matthew 19:26 New Testament, KJV
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Mark 10:27 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
Luke 18:27 New Testament, KJV
And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
Acts 14:8 New Testament, KJV
And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
Romans 8:3 New Testament, KJV
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Romans 15:1 New Testament, KJV
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Hebrews 6:4 New Testament, KJV
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
Hebrews 6:18 New Testament, KJV
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
Hebrews 10:4 New Testament, KJV
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
Hebrews 11:6 New Testament, KJV
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Tobit 2:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and I knew not that there were sparrows in the wall, and mine eyes being open, the sparrows muted warm dung into mine eyes, and a whiteness came in mine eyes; and I went to the physicians, but they helped me not: moreover Ahikar did nourish me, until I went into Elymais.
Tobit 5:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Tobit said unto him, Brother, show me of what tribe and family thou art.
2 Maccabees 4:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
for he saw that it was impossible that the state should continue quiet, and Simon leave his folly, unless the king did look thereunto.
2 Maccabees 14:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For as long as Judas liveth, it is not possible that the state should be quiet.
3 Maccabees 4:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
inasmuch as there were many still left in the land, of whom some were in inhabited houses, and others were scattered about in various places; so that all the commanders in Egypt were insufficient for the work.
4 Maccabees 11:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Your fire is cold to us, your catapults are painless, and your violence harmless.
Wisdom of Solomon 16:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But it is not possible to escape thy hand.
Wisdom of Solomon 17:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the expectation from within, being less, Counteth the ignorance more than the cause which bringeth the torment.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They also that serve them are ashamed: for if they fall to the ground at any time, they cannot rise up again of themselves: neither, if one set them upright, can they move of themselves: neither, if they be bowed down, can they make themselves straight: but they set gifts before them, as unto dead men.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:53 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For neither can they set up a king in the land, nor give rain unto men.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G102, grouped by book.

Job 14 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 4 usages, New Testament
Tobit 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G102 FAQ

What does adynatos (ἀδύνατος) mean?

Adynatos (Strong's G102) is a Greek word most simply glossed "impossible". adunatos (ad-oo'-nat-os) adj. 1. unable, i.e. weak 2. (passively) impossible

How many times is adynatos (ἀδύνατος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 36 linked usages for Strong's G102 across 15 books.

Where can I study adynatos (ἀδύνατος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G102 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate adynatos (ἀδύνατος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as impossible, weak, and impotent. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G102 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 16 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 10 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G102, with linked reader references where each row is available.