8 occurrences

'Possibly' in the Bible

They replied, "The man questioned us thoroughly about ourselves and our family, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' So we answered him in this way. How could we possibly know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down'?"

Verse ConceptsAsking Particular QuestionsAnswering PeopleNot Knowing The FutureLiving On

This is what the Lord says: "What fault could your ancestors have possibly found in me that they strayed so far from me? They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to me.

Verse ConceptsFutilityFalse ReligionIdolatry, Objections ToPrayerlessnessSyncretismWord Of GodEstrangementVanityBeing Found OutUseless PeopleIs God Unjust?

For take note, I am already beginning to bring disaster on the city that I call my own. So how can you possibly avoid being punished? You will not go unpunished! For I am proclaiming war against all who live on the earth. I, the Lord who rules over all, affirm it!'

Verse ConceptsCityGod Will Bring HarmA Place For God's Name

Daniel replied to the king, "The mystery that the king is asking about is such that no wise men, astrologers, magicians, or diviners can possibly disclose it to the king.

Verse ConceptsAstrologyClairvoyancesNecromancyPeople's Inability To UnderstandDisclosuresUnable To Understandpsychics

God said to Jonah, "Are you really so very angry about the little plant?" And he said, "I am as angry as I could possibly be!"

Verse ConceptsResigned To DeathAngry With God

So they began to question one another as to which of them it could possibly be who would do this.

Verse ConceptsConversationWho Is The Doer?

(For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.)

Verse ConceptsGood FriendsBrotherly LovePossibilities For PeopleImpossible For PeopleGood PeopleDeath Of God's PeoplePossible For PeopleDyingA Good Manrisk

Bible Theasaurus

Haply (26 instances)
Maybe (21 instances)
Peradventure (35 instances)
Perchance (3 instances)
Perhaps (112 instances)
Possibly (36 instances)
Potentially (1 instance)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀδύνατος 
Adunatos 
impossible , impotent , could not do , weak , not possible
Usage: 7

δυνατός 
Dunatos 
Usage: 26

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