dunamis
- noun
- /ˈduːnəmɪs/
- Formal
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dunamis
- So while at rest, their parts somehow have the potentiality dunamis to move potentially.
So while at rest, their parts somehow have the potentiality dunamis to move potentially.
- So while at rest, their parts somehow have the potentiality dunamis to move potentially.
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The term dunamis illustrates the potential within a substance to transform into its fuller state over time.
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In ancient Greek philosophy, a dunamis refers to the inherent power of something to achieve a particular outcome.
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C. Dunamis
Blog text (5) -
Duna, Duna Mace would be the plural dunamis fusique, a natural capacity that somebody or something has.
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We should never allow ourselves to forget that the Christ of today is the risen Christ who has conquered sin and death; and that we are called, as Paul points out, to know the dunamis, or the power, of his Resurrection (Phil 3:10), as a cosmic event affecting the whole of creation.
Academic text (2003) -
Aristotle's concept of dunamis encompasses the capability of an entity to realize its potential or essence.
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Etymology
Dunamis comes from an ancient Greek word that means 'power' or 'ability'. Think of the start dyna- as in dynamic or dynamo — it points to the 'potential' or hidden power inside something, which is why thinkers used it to show what a thing can become.