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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Powers

The Bible

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  • Included in Eastons: No
  • Included in Hitchcocks: No
  • Included in Naves: No
  • Included in Smiths: No
  • Included in Websters: Yes
  • Included in Strongs: Yes
  • Included in Thayers: Yes
  • Included in BDB: No

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Naves Topical Index
Power

Of Christ:

As the Son of God, is the power of God
John 5:17-19; John 10:28-30

As man, is from the Father
Acts 10:38

Described as:

Supreme
Ephesians 1:20-21; 1 Peter 3:22


Unlimited
Matthew 28:18


Over all flesh
John 17:2


Over all things
John 3:35; Ephesians 1:22


Glorious
2 Thessalonians 1:9


Everlasting
1 Timothy 6:16


Able to subdue all things
Philippians 3:21

Exemplified in:

Creation
John 1:3; John 1:10; Colossians 1:16


Upholding all things
Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3


Salvation
Isaiah 63:1; Hebrews 7:25


His teaching
Matthew 7:28-29; Luke 4:32


Working miracles
Matthew 8:27; Luke 5:17


Enabling others to work miracles
Matthew 10:1; Mark 16:17-18; Luke 10:17


Forgiving sins
Matthew 9:6; Acts 5:31


Giving spiritual life
John 5:21; John 5:25-26


Giving eternal life
John 17:2


Raising the dead
John 5:28-29


Rising from the dead
John 2:19; John 10:18


Overcoming the world
John 16:33


Overcoming Satan
Colossians 2:15; Hebrews 2:14


Destroying the works of Satan
1 John 3:8


Ministers should make known
2 Peter 1:16

Saints:

Made willing by
Psalms 110:3


Succored by
Hebrews 2:18


Strengthened by
Philippians 4:13; 2 Timothy 4:17


Preserved by
2 Timothy 1:12; 2 Timothy 4:18


Bodies of, shall be changed by
Philippians 3:21


Rests upon saints
2 Corinthians 12:9

Present in the assembly of saints
1 Corinthians 5:4

Shall be specially manifested at His second coming
Mark 13:26; 2 Peter 1:16

Shall subdue all power
1 Corinthians 15:24

The wicked shall be destroyed by
Psalms 2:9; Isaiah 11:4; Isaiah 63:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:9
Jesus, The Christ

Of God:

One of His attributes
Psalms 62:11

Expressed by:

The voice of God
Psalms 29:3; Psalms 29:5; Psalms 68:33


Finger of God
Exodus 8:19; Psalms 8:3


Hand of God
Exodus 9:3; Exodus 9:15; Isaiah 48:13


Arm of God
Job 40:9; Isaiah 52:10


Thunder of His power
Job 26:14


Described as:

Great
Psalms 79:11; Nahum 1:3


Strong
Psalms 89:13; Psalms 136:12


Glorious
Exodus 15:6; Isaiah 63:12


Mighty
Job 9:4; Psalms 89:13


Everlasting
Isaiah 26:4; Romans 1:20


Sovereign
Romans 9:21


Effectual
Isaiah 43:13; Ephesians 3:7


Irresistible
Deuteronomy 32:39; Daniel 4:35


Incomparable
Exodus 15:11-12; Deuteronomy 3:24; Job 40:9; Psalms 89:8


Unsearchable
Job 5:9; Job 9:10


Incomprehensible
Job 26:14; Ecclesiastes 3:11


All things possible to
Matthew 19:26

Nothing too hard for
Genesis 18:14; Jeremiah 32:27

Can save by many or by few
1 Samuel 14:6

Is the source of all strength
1 Chronicles 29:12; Psalms 68:35

Exemplified in:

The creation
Psalms 102:25; Jeremiah 10:12


In establishing and governing all things
Psalms 65:6; Psalms 66:7


In the miracles of Christ
Luke 11:20


In the resurrection of Christ
2 Corinthians 13:4; Colossians 2:12


In the resurrection of saints
1 Corinthians 6:14


In making the gospel effectual
Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 1:18; 1 Corinthians 1:24


In delivering His people
Psalms 106:8


In the destruction of the wicked
Exodus 9:16; Romans 9:22


Saints:

Long for exhibitions of
Psalms 63:1-2


Have confidence in
Jeremiah 20:11


Receive increase of grace by
2 Corinthians 9:8


Strengthened by
Ephesians 6:10; Colossians 1:11


Upheld by
Psalms 37:17; Isaiah 41:10


Supported in affliction by
2 Corinthians 6:7; 2 Timothy 1:8


Delivered by
Nehemiah 1:10; Daniel 3:17


Exalted by
Job 36:22


Kept by, unto salvation
1 Peter 1:5


Exerted in behalf of saints
1 Chronicles 16:9

Works in and for saints
2 Corinthians 13:4; Ephesians 1:19; Ephesians 3:20

The faith of saints stands in
1 Corinthians 2:5

Should be:

Acknowledged
1 Chronicles 29:11; Isaiah 33:13


Pleaded in prayer
Psalms 79:11; Matthew 6:13


Feared
Jeremiah 5:22; Matthew 10:28


Magnified
Psalms 21:13; Jude 1:25


Efficiency of ministers is through
1 Corinthians 3:6-8; Galatians 2:8; Ephesians 3:7

Is a ground of trust
Isaiah 26:4; Romans 4:21

The wicked:

Know not
Matthew 22:29


Have against them
Ezra 8:22


Shall be destroyed by
Luke 12:5


The heavenly host magnified
Revelation 4:11; Revelation 5:13; Revelation 11:17
God, Omnipotent; God, Power of


Of the Holy Ghost:

Is the power of God
Matthew 12:28; Luke 11:20

Christ commenced His ministry in
Luke 4:14

Christ wrought His miracles by
Matthew 12:28

Exemplified in:

Creation
Genesis 1:2; Job 26:13; Psalms 104:30


The conception of Christ
Luke 1:35


Raising Christ from the dead
1 Peter 3:18


Giving spiritual life
Ezekiel 37:11-14; Romans 8:11


Working miracles
Romans 15:19


Making the gospel efficacious
1 Corinthians 2:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:5


Overcoming all difficulties
Zech 4:6-7


Promised by the Father
Luke 24:49

Promised by Christ
Acts 1:8

Upheld by
Psalms 51:12


Strengthened by
Ephesians 3:16


Enabled to speak the truth boldly by
Micah 3:8; Acts 6:5; Acts 6:10; 2 Timothy 1:7-8


Helped in prayer by
Romans 8:26


Abound in hope by
Romans 15:13


Qualifies ministers
Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8-9

God's word, the instrument of
Ephesians 6:17
Holy Spirit

Spiritual:

General references
Genesis 32:28; Isaiah 40:29-31; Mark 9:29; Luke 1:17; Luke 4:32; Luke 24:49; John 7:38-39; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:2-4; Acts 6:8; Ephesians 1:19-20; 1 Corinthians 1:24-28; 1 Corinthians 4:19-20; 2 Corinthians 12:9; 1 Thessalonians 1:5; 2 Timothy 1:7; Hebrews 6:5
Holy Spirit


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Power

POW'ER, noun [The Latin has posse, possum, potes, potentia. The primary sense of the verb is to strain, to exert force.]

1. In a philosophical sense, the faculty of doing or performing any thing; the faculty of moving or of producing a change in something; ability or strength. A man raises his hand by his own power or by power moves another body. The exertion of power proceeds from the will, and in strictness, no being destitute of will or intelligence, can exert power power in man is active or speculative. Active power is that which moves the body; speculative power is that by which we see, judge, remember, or in general, by which we think.

Power may exist without exertion. We have power to speak when we are silent.

Power has been distinguished also into active and passive, the power of doing or moving, and the power of receiving impressions or of suffering. In strictness, passive power is an absurdity in terms. To say that gold has a power to be melted, is improper language, yet for want of a more appropriate word, power is often used in a passive sense, and is considered as two-fold; viz.as able to make or able to receive any change.

2. Force; animal strength; as the power of the arm, exerted in lifting, throwing or holding.

3. Force; strength; energy; as the power of the mind, of the imagination, of the fancy. He has not powers of genius adequate to the work.

4. Faculty of the mind, as manifested by a particular mode of operation; as the power of thinking, comparing and judging; the reasoning powers.

5. Ability, natural or moral. We say, a man has the power of doing good; his property gives him the power of relieving the distressed; or he has the power to persuade others to do good; or it is not in his power to pay his debts. The moral power of man is also his power of judging or discerning in moral subjects.

6. In mechanics, that which produces motion or force, or which may be applied to produce it. Thus the inclined plane is called a mechanical power as it produces motion, although this in reality depends on gravity. The wheel and axle, and the lever, are mechanical powers, as they may be applied to produce force. These powers are also called forces, and they are of two kinds, moving power and sustaining power

7. Force. The great power of the screw is of extensive use in compression. The power of steam is immense.

8. That quality in any natural body which produces a change or makes an impression on another body; as the power of medicine; the power of heat; the power of sound.

9. Force; strength; momentum; as the power of the wind, which propels a ship or overturns a building.

10. Influence; that which may move the mind; as the power of arguments or of persuasion.

11. Command; the right of governing, or actual government; dominion; rule, sway; authority. A large portion of Asia is under the power of the Russian emperor. The power of the British monarch is limited by law. The powers of government are legislative, executive, judicial, and ministerial.

Power is no blessing in itself, but when it is employed to protect the innocent.

Under this sense may be comprehended civil, political, ecclesiastical, and military power

12. A sovereign, whether emperor, king or governing prince or the legislature of a state; as the powers of Europe; the great powers; the smaller powers. In this sense, the state or nation governed seems to be included in the word power Great Britain is a great naval power

13. One invested with authority; a ruler; a civil magistrate. Romans 13:1.

14. Divinity; a celestial or invisible being or agent supposed to have dominion over some part of creation; as celestial powers; the powers of darkness.

15. That which has physical power; an army; a navy; a host; a military force.

Never such a power--

Was levied in the body of a land.

16. Legal authority; warrant; as a power of attorney; an agent invested with ample power The envoy has full powers to negotiate a treaty.

17. In arithmetic and algebra, the product arising from the multiplication of a number or quantity into itself; as, a cube is the third power; the biquadrate is the fourth power

18. In Scripture, right; privilege. John 1:12. 1 Corinthians 9:4.

19. Angels, good or bad. Colossians 1:11. Ephesians 6:10.

20. Violence, force; compulsion. Ezekiel 4:1.

21. Christ is called the power of God, as through him and his gospel, God displays his power and authority in ransoming and saving sinners. 1 Corinthians 1:18.

22. The powers of heaven may denote the celestial luminaries. Matthew 24:30.

23. Satan is said to have the power of death, as he introduced sin, the cause of death, temporal and eternal, and torments men with the feat of death and future misery.

24. In vulgar language, a large quantity; a great number; as a power of good things. [This is, I believe, obsolete, even among our common people.]

Power of attorney, authority given to a person to act for another.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Powerful

POW'ERFUL, adjective Having great physical or mechanical power; strong; forcible; mighty; as a powerful army or navy; a powerful engine.

1. Having great moral power; forcible to persuade or convince the mind; as a powerful reason or argument.

2. Possessing great political and military power; strong in extent of dominion or national resources; potent; as a powerful monarch or prince; a powerful nation.

3. Efficacious; possessing or exerting great force or producing great effects; as a powerful medicine.

4. In general, able to produce great effects; exerting great force or energy; as a powerful eloquence.

The word of God is quick and powerful Hebrews 4:12.

5. Strong; intense; as a powerful heat or light.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Powerfully

POW'ERFULLY, adverb With great force or energy; potently; mightily; with great effect; forcibly; either in a physical or moral sense. Certain medicines operate powerfully on the stomach; the practice of virtue is powerfully recommended by its utility.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Powerfulness

POW'ERFULNESS, noun The quality of having or exerting great power; force; power; might.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Powerless

POW'ERLESS, adjective Destitute of power, force or energy; weak; impotent; not able to produce any effect.