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ἱκανός

Sufficient

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ἱκανός G2425
Pronunciation hikanós

What does ἱκανός (hikanós) mean in the Bible?

ἱκανός (hikanós) is a Greek word meaning "sufficient". ἱκανός, -ή, -όν (ἵκω, ἱκάνω, to reach, attain), [in LXX for דַּי, etc.

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Meaning

sufficient
Extended definition

Sufficient or competent, emphasizing adequacy to reach or attain a necessary standard or purpose.

(ἵκω, ἱκάνω, to reach, attain), [in LXX for דַּי, etc. ;]

1of persons, suffcient, competent, fit: with inf., Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:7, Luk.3:16, 1Co.15:9, 2Co.3:6, 2Ti.2:2; before πρός, 2Co.2:16; before ἵνα, Mat.8:8, Luk.7:6.
2Of things, in number, quantity or size, sufficient, enough, much, many: absol., ἱκανοί, Luk.7:11 (WH, R, omit) Luk.8:32, Act.12:12 14:21 19:19, 1Co.11:30; ὄχλος ἱ., Mrk.10:46, Luk.7:12, Act.11:24, 26 19:26; κλαυθμός, Act.20:37; ἀργύρια, Mat.28:12; λαμπάδες, Act.20:8; λόγοι, Luk.23:9; φῶς, Act.22:6; ἱ, ἐστιν (cf. לָכֶם רַב, LXX ἱκανούσθω, Deu.3:26), Luk.22:38; τὸ ἱ. ποιεῖν (Lat. satisfacere; cf. Jer.48:30), Mrk.15:15; τὸ ἱ. λαμβάνειν (Lat. satis accipere; see M, Pro.20:1-30 f.), Act.17:9; of time, ἡμέραι ἱ., Act.9:23, 43 18:18 27:7; ἱ. χρόνος, Luk.8:27, Act.8:11 14:3 27:9; pl., Luk.20:9; ἐκ χρόνων ἱ., Luk.23:8; ἀπὸ ἱ. ἐτῶν, Rom.15:23 (WH); ἐφ ̓ ἱκανόν (cf. 2Ma.8:25), Act.20:11.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
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
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses
Luke 22:35–38 ἱκανόν hikanós
Enough, sufficient
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

ἱκανός · ποιέω G2425, G4160
satisfy, content
ἱκανός · ἄξιος G2425, G514
I am not sufficient, not fit, not worthy
χρόνος · ἱκανός G5550, G2425
for a considerable time
ἀργύριον · ἱκανός G694, G2425
sufficient silver, large money
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.

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 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King

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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