ἀδύνατόν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἀδύνατόν

   a-DY-na-ton

   impossible
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 Παρὰ ἀνθρώποις τοῦτο ἀδύνατόν ἐστιν,

   pa-RA an-THRÔ-pois TOO-to a-DY-na-ton ES-tin

   with people this is impossible
3. clause🔊 Παρὰ ἀνθρώποις τοῦτο ἀδύνατόν ἐστιν, παρὰ δὲ θεῷ πάντα δυνατά.

   pa-RA an-THRÔ-pois TOO-to a-DY-na-ton ES-tin pa-RA DE the-ÔI PAN-ta dy-na-TA

   with people this is impossible but with God all things possible
4. sentence🔊 ἐμβλέψας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Παρὰ ἀνθρώποις τοῦτο ἀδύνατόν ἐστιν, παρὰ δὲ θεῷ πάντα δυνατά.

   em-BLE-psas DE HO ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen au-TOIS pa-RA an-THRÔ-pois TOO-to a-DY-na-ton ES-tin pa-RA DE the-ÔI PAN-ta dy-na-TA

   but {the} Jesus having looked {He} said to them with people this is impossible but with God all things possible

Exegesis

The clause touto adynaton estin {τοῦτο ἀδύνατόν ἐστιν | toû-to a-dý-na-ton es-tin} presents a neuter demonstrative subject touto ‘this’ with a predicate adjective adynaton ‘impossible’, emphasizing the inherent impossibility of the situation under discussion (the salvation of the rich, in the broader context).