Matthew 17:20:30Matt.17.20.W30TAB
ἀδυνατήσει
adynatêsei
“will be impossible”
- Transliteration
- a-dy-na-TÊ-sei
- Extended
- a-dy-na-TÊ-sei
- IPA
- /a.dy.na.ˈteː.sei/
Meaning by language
- English
- will be impossible
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-dy-na-TÊ-sei
- phraseyour reading level
KAI ou-DEN a-dy-na-TÊ-sei hy-MEEN
- clause
me-TA-ba EN-then e-KEI KAI me-ta-BÊ-se-tai KAI ou-DEN a-dy-na-TÊ-sei hy-MEEN
- sentence
HO DE LE-yei au-TOIS di-A TÊN o-li-go-pis-TI-an hy-MÔN a-MÊN GAR LE-gô hy-MEEN e-AN E-khê-te PIS-tin HÔS KOK-kon si-NA-pe-ôs e-REI-te TÔ O-rei TOU-tô me-TA-ba EN-then e-KEI KAI me-ta-BÊ-se-tai KAI ou-DEN a-dy-na-TÊ-sei hy-MEEN
Exegesis
The closing clause kai ouden adynatēsei hymin {καὶ οὐδὲν ἀδυνατήσει ὑμῖν | kaí ou-DÉN a-dy-na-Tḗ-sei hy-mîn} employs ouden as subject and the future indicative verb to affirm absolute capability for the disciples.
Root and etymology
adynateōalpha–delta–upsilon–nu–alpha–tau–epsilon–omega
“to be unable”
In context — Matthew 17:20
But He says to them, “Because of your little faith , for truly I say to you, if you have faith like a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:20:30 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 30 of Matthew 17:20, so the Greek word ἀδυνατήσει (adynatêsei) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.17.20.W30, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.20.W30.S1) and character.