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οὐ γὰρ ἱκανός εἰμι

Sufficient · deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise)

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ἱκανός G2425 sufficient
Pronunciation hikanós
Sufficient or competent, emphasizing adequacy to reach or attain a necessary standard or purpose.
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ἄξιος G514 deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise)
Pronunciation áxios
Deserving or worthy based on merit or proportional value, demanding appropriate response or judgment.
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What does οὐ γὰρ ἱκανός εἰμι (ou gar hikanos eimi) mean in the Bible?

ἱκανός · ἄξιος is a Greek word meaning "I am not sufficient, not fit, not worthy".

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Meaning

I am not sufficient, not fit, not worthy
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:11 · Matt 8:8 · Mark 1:7 · Luke 3:16 · Luke 7:6 · Luke 7:12 · Acts 11:24 · Acts 20:37 · 1 Cor 15:9 · 2 Cor 2:16 10×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Acts 12:12 · Acts 19:19 · 1 Cor 11:30 · 2 Cor 3:5 · 2 Tim 2:2 5×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Luke 22:38 · 2 Cor 2:6 2×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Acts 9:23 · Acts 20:8 2×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 8:32 · Luke 23:8 · Rom 15:23 3×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Mark 10:46 · Acts 27:9 2×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Luke 8:27 · Acts 8:11 2×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 23:9 1×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Acts 27:7 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Acts 11:26 · Acts 14:3 · Acts 19:26 · Acts 20:11 4×
40 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 25 — Paul Appeals to Caesar and Is Set Before Agrippa Luke 7 — The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives Mark 1 — The Beginning of the Gospel: The Servant-King Appears with Authority Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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