δύναμις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δῠ́νᾰμαι (dúnamai, I am able).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῠ́νᾰμῐς • (dúnamis) f (genitive δῠνᾰ́μεως); third declension

  1. power, might, strength
  2. ability, skill
  3. power, authority, influence
  4. force of war
  5. magic, magically potent substance or object, magic powers
  6. manifestation of divine power: miracle
  7. faculty, capacity
  8. worth, value
  9. The force of a word: meaning
  10. (mathematics) square root
  11. (mathematics) power

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: δύναμη f (dýnami, power)
    Katharevousa: δύναμις f (dýnamis, power)

Further reading

Greek

Noun

δύναμις • (dýnamis) f

  1. Katharevousa form of δύναμη (dýnami)
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