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being put for the cause, e.g., Mark 6:5, frequently in the Gospels and Acts. In 1 Cor.
14:11 it is rendered “meaning”; “force” would be more accurate. Cf., the corresponding
verbs, B, 1, 2, 3 and the adjective C. 1, below. See
ABUNDANCE
,
DEED
,
MIGHT
,
POWER
,
STRENGTH
,
VIOLENCE
,
VIRTUE
,
WORK
.
2.
$
(
* "
, 2479), connected with
and
, “to have, to hold” (from the
root
, signifying “holding”), denotes “ability, force, strength”; “ability” in 1 Pet.
4:11,
KJV
(
RV
, “strength”). In Eph. 1:19 and 6:10, it is said of the strength of God
bestowed upon believers, the phrase “the power of His might” indicating strength
afforded by power. In 2 Thess. 1:9, “the glory of His might” signifies the visible
expression of the inherent personal power of the Lord Jesus. It is said of angels in 2 Pet.
2:11 (cf., Rev. 18:2,
KJV
, “mightily”). It is ascribed to God in Rev. 5:12 and 7:12. In
Mark 12:30, 33, and Luke 10:27 it describes the full extent of the power wherewith we
are to love God. See
MIGHT
,
POWER
,
STRENGTH
.¶
B. Verbs.
1.
$
(
"
, 1410), “to be able, to have power,” whether by virtue of one’s
own ability and resources, e.g., Rom. 15:14; or through a state of mind, or through
favorable circumstances, e.g., 1 Thess. 2:6; or by permission of law or custom, e.g., Acts
24:8, 11; or simply “to be able, powerful,” Matt. 3:9; 2 Tim. 3:15, etc. See
CAN
,
MAY
,
POSSIBLE
,
POWER
.
2.
$
(
, 1412), “to make strong, confirm,” occurs in Col. 1:11 (some
authorities have the 1st aorist or momentary tense, in Heb. 11:34 also). Cf.
$
,
“to enable, strengthen.”¶
3.
$
(
!
, 1414) signifies “to be mighty, to show oneself powerful,” Rom.
4:14; 2 Cor. 9:8; 13:3. See A, No. 1.¶
4.
$
(
* "
, 2480), akin to A, No. 2, “to be strong, to prevail,” indicates a more
forceful strength or ability than
$
, e.g., Jas. 5:16, where it is rendered “availeth
much” (i.e., “prevails greatly”). See
AVAIL
,
CAN
,
DO
,
MAY
,
PREVAIL
,
STRENGTH
,
WORK
.
Note:
Still stronger forms are
@
$
, “to be thoroughly strong,” Eph. 3:18, “may
be strong” (not simply “may be able,”
KJV
).¶;
$
, Matt. 16:18, and Luke 23:23, in
the former, of the powerlessness of the gates of Hades to prevail against the Church; in
the latter, of the power of a fierce mob to prevail over a weak ruler (see
:
5
by Hogg and Vine, p. 251); also Luke 21:36. The prefixed prepositions are
intensive in each case.¶
5.
(
+
, 2192), “to have,” is translated “your ability” in 2 Cor. 8:11, and “ye
may be able” in 2 Pet. 1:15, and is equivalent to the phrase “to have the means of.” See
CAN
,
HAVE
.
6.
$
(
' $!
, 2141), lit., “to journey well” (
$
, “well,”
, “to journey”),
hence, “to prosper,” is translated “according to (his) ability,” in Acts 11:29.¶
: & B
, corresponding to the adjective
(see below) signifies “to
make competent, qualify, make sufficient”; in 2 Cor. 3:6,
KJV
, “hath made (us) able”;
RV
,