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An encyclopedia based on the NIV and the NASB, this volume explores the Hebrew and Greek words that lie behind the English words. Whether you’re a pastor, a student, or simply a lover of the Bible, this book helps you get more out of God’s Word by revealing the original meanings of key biblical words. The reader-friendly, narrative style makes it easy to explore the Hebrew and Greek words that...

IMPOSSIBLE The Greek words rendered “impossible” are adynateō (verb, 2 occurrences in the NT) and adynatos (adjective, 10 occurrences in the NT). These words indicate that, because the nature of a person or thing lacks a certain ability, that person or thing cannot do some specified action. Thus the adjective means “powerless, or impotent.” What is impossible for unaided human beings (Mt 19:26; Mk 10:27) is possible with God (Mt 17:20; Lk 1:37). It is of course impossible for God to lie, for his
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