What does μικρός · δύναμις mean in the Bible?
μικρός · δύναμις is a Greek phrase meaning "small or limited strength, power, capacity, or influence".
Greek · G3398, G1411
μικρὰν δύναμιν
Small (in size, quantity, number or (figuratively) dignity) · power
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μικρός G3398 small (in size, quantity, number or (figuratively) dignity)
Pronunciation mikrós
Small in size, quantity, or (crucially in NT) dignity, rank, or spiritual significance
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δύναμις G1411 power
Pronunciation dýnamis
Power manifested in action and results, not mere authority or physical strength alone
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What does μικρὰν δύναμιν (mikran dynamin) mean in the Bible?
μικρός · δύναμις is a Greek phrase meaning "small or limited strength, power, capacity, or influence".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3398, G1411?
G3398, G1411 is connected to 46 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. small or limited strength, power, capacity, or influence
Source Gloss
small or limited strength, power, capacity, or influence
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 46 Case pattern Nominative (11) Number pattern Singular (14)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 11:11 · Luke 7:28 · Luke 9:48 3×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 13:32 · Mark 4:31 2×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Luke 12:32 · Jas 3:5 2×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 5:6 · Gal 5:9 2×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 19:3 1×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Rev 19:5 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 10:42 · Matt 18:6 · Matt 18:10 · Mark 9:42 · Luke 17:2 · Rev 19:18 6×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Mark 15:40 · Acts 8:10 · Heb 8:11 3×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 18:14 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Acts 26:22 1×
Word Origins
μικρὰν δύναμιν is a primary word - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain