Greek word · Strong's G1411

δύναμις

dýnamis · noun · “power, ability”

In a sentence

Dynamis means power — strength, might, ability to act. It names God’s mighty works in the Gospels and the power of the gospel and the Spirit in the rest of the New Testament.

Dynamis is the New Testament’s great word for power — the root behind English “dynamic” and “dynamite.” The Gospels use it for Jesus’ miracles; Paul uses it for the gospel and the Spirit at work in believers.

“The gospel… is the power (dynamis) of God for salvation,” Paul writes, and Jesus promises that his followers will receive dynamis when the Holy Spirit comes. Christian life is not powered by our willpower but by his power.

Strong's reference

Definition: force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself)

KJV usage: ability, abundance, meaning, might(-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle(-s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Romans 1:16 “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.” Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”” 2 Corinthians 12:9 “But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.