What does ἱκανότης · ἱκανόω mean in the Bible?
ἱκανότης · ἱκανόω is a Greek phrase meaning "sufficiency, adequacy, competence; to make sufficient or qualify".
Greek · G2426, G2427
ἱκανότης / ἱκάνωσεν
Ability · to qualify
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ἱκανότης G2426 ability
Pronunciation hikanótēs
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ἱκανόω G2427 to qualify
Pronunciation hikanóō
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What does ἱκανότης / ἱκάνωσεν (hikanotes / hikanosen) mean in the Bible?
ἱκανότης · ἱκανόω is a Greek phrase meaning "sufficiency, adequacy, competence; to make sufficient or qualify".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2426, G2427?
G2426, G2427 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. sufficiency, adequacy, competence; to make sufficient or qualify
Source Gloss
sufficiency, adequacy, competence; to make sufficient or qualify
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Nominative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 3:5 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἱκανότης / ἱκάνωσεν 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