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5.
$
(
, 1415**), the neuter of the adjective
$
, “powerful” (akin
to No. 1), is used as a noun with the article in Rom. 9:22, “(to make His) power
(known).” See
ABLE
.
6.
(
$ )
, 746), “a beginning, rule,” is translated “power” in Luke 20:20,
KJV
(
RV
, “rule”). See
BEGINNING
, B.
B. Verb.
@ $
(
# 1
, 1850), “to exercise authority” (akin to A, No. 2), is used (a) in
the active voice, Luke 22:25,
RV
, “have authority” (
KJV
, “exercise authority”), of the
“power” of rulers; 1 Cor. 7:4 (twice), of marital relations and conditions; (b) in the
passive voice, 1 Cor. 6:12, to be brought under the “power” of a thing; here, this verb and
the preceding one connected with it,
@
, present a
, which Lightfoot
brings out as follows: “All are within my power; but I will not put myself under the
power of any one of all things.” See
AUTHORITY
, B, No. 1.¶
Notes:
(1) In Rev. 13:14, 15,
KJV
,
, “to give,” is translated “(he) had power”;
RV
, “it was given (him)” and “it was given
$
”; the
KJV
misses the force of the
permissive will of God in the actings of the Beast. (2) In Rom. 16:25,
KJV
,
$
, “to
be able,” is translated “that is of power” (
RV
, “that is able”). See
ABLE
. (3) The subject of
power in Scripture may be viewed under the following heads: (a) its original source, in
the Persons in the Godhead; (b) its exercise by God in creation, its preservation and its
government; (c) special manifestations of divine “power,” past, present and future; (d)
“power” existent in created beings, other than man, and in inanimate nature; (e)
committed to man, and misused by him; (f) committed to those who, on becoming
believers, were “empowered” by the Spirit of God, are indwelt by Him, and will exercise
it hereafter for God’s glory.
POWERFUL, POWERFULLY
A. Adjectives.
1.
(
#
$ )
, 1756): see
ACTIVE
.
2.
$
(
*
$
, 2478), “strong, mighty,” akin to
$
(see
POWER
, A, No. 3), is
translated “powerful” in 2 Cor. 10:10,
KJV
(
RV
, “strong”). See
STRONG
.
B. Adverb.
$
(
'
, 2159) signifies “vigorously, vehemently” (
$
, “well,”
, “to
stretch”), Luke 23:10, “vehemently,” of the accusation of the chief priests and scribes
against Christ; Acts 18:28,
RV
, “powerfully” (
KJV
, “mightily”), of Apollos in confuting
Jews.¶ In the Sept., Josh. 6:8.¶
Note:
For “is powerful,” 2 Cor. 13:3,
RV
, see
MIGHTY
, C.
For
PRACTICES
see
COVETOUS
, B, No. 3
PRACTICE
** Differing gender, number, or verb forms (for instance, infinitive or participle) of other
words not listed in
Strong’s
are indicated with a double asterisk (for instance,
, from
, is 3798**).