What does ἱκανός · ἄξιος mean in the Bible?
ἱκανός · ἄξιος is a Greek phrase meaning "I am not sufficient, not fit, not worthy".
Greek · G2425, G514
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 phrase meaning "I am not sufficient, not fit, not worthy".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2425, G514?
G2425, G514 is connected to 40 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. I am not sufficient, not fit, not worthy
Source Gloss
I am not sufficient, not fit, not worthy
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 40 Case pattern Nominative (19) Number pattern Singular (20)
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×
Word Origins
οὐ γὰρ ἱκανός εἰμι is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain