Lesson 61 Amplified – DUNAMIS

 DUNAMIS -- DUNAMEIS

American singular: force, power -- plural: forces, powers, or works of power 

DUNATOS

American: forceful, powerful 

The literal translation of dunamis is force, but American usage would be power. 

Almost Greek [Words in italics are translator’s additions.] 

1^st Thessalonians 1.5: … Our euaggelion [good news, gospel, evangel] came to you not only in logos [word] but also in dunamis and in the Hagios [Holy, Sacred, Consecrated] Pneuma [Wind, Breath, Spirit] and in much assurance. 

2^nd Thessalonians 1.5: A clear indication of the dikaios [equitable, just, right] kriseths [decision, judgment rendered, verdict] of Theos is for you to be deemed entirely deserving of the Kingdom of Theos (for which, indeed, you suffer); since it’s a dikaios act from beside Theos to requite to those squeezing you, stress, and to you (those being squeezed) rest, with us, at the revelation of our Kurios Jesus from ouranos [the sky, the heavens] with aggeloi [messengers, angels] of His dunamis in flaming fire, giving full ekdikesin [retribution] to those not knowing Theos and to those not heeding the euaggelion of our Kurios Jesus, the Christos [Anointed One, Messiah, Christ]. They will pay the penalty (eternal death away from the face of the Kurios and away from the glory of His might), when He comes to be glorified in His hagioi [holy ones, sacred ones, consecrated ones, saints] and to be admired in all those pisteuousin [putting their faith in] Jesus, in that Day. 

1^st Corinthians 1.18: For the logos of the cross is indeed foolishness to those perishing but to us sozomenois [being made safe, being saved], it is the dunamis of Theos. 

1^st Corinthians 1.22: Jews ask for a semeion [sign, indication] and Greeks seek wisdom but we kerussouen [herald, proclaim] the Christou having been crucified. To Judaeans He is a skandalon [stumbling block, snare, scandal] and to Greeks He is foolishness but to the invited ones (both to Jews and to Greeks [all non-Jews]) the Christon is the dunamin and the wisdom of Theos. For the stupid one of Theos is wiser than men and the weak one of Theos is stronger than men. 

1^st Corinthians 2.4: My logos and my kerugma were not in persuasive man wisdom logoi; conversely, in manifestation of the Hagios Pneuma and in dunameos in order that your pistis [reliance upon, faith] not be in the wisdom of men but in the dunamei of Theos. 

1^st Corinthians 4.18: While I wasn’t expected to be coming toward you now, some were puffed up. But shortly I will come to you (if the Kurios thelese [determines, chooses, decides, decrees]) and I won’t know the logos of those having been puffed up, conversely, the [their] dunamei. For the Kingdom of Theos not consists in logos; conversely, in dunamei. What do you want? that I come to you with a stick or in agape and a pneuma of gentleness? 

1^st Corinthians 15.20: But now, the Christos has been awakened from dead. He was caused to be a beginning of sacrifice [the “first fruits”] of those having been put to sleep for since death is via a man [Adam] and via a Man [Jesus] anastasis [a standing up again, resurrection] of the dead. For as in Adam the whole human race dies, so also, in the Christo all will be made alive but each in his own order [turn]. First the beginning of the sacrifice (the Christos), then comes the telos [the point aimed at, the end of this age], when He surrenders the kingdom to Theos (also the Father); when He [Jesus] katargese [renders entirely idle; renders useless] all commencement [rank], all privilege [authority] and all dunamin. It is right for Him to reign until He [Father] wishes to place all the hateful under His [Jesus’] feet. The last hateful one katargeitai [rendered entirely idle; rendered useless] is Death for He [Father] subordinated all under His [Jesus’] feet. 

End of Sixty-first Lesson