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Greek · G2426, G2427

ἱκανότης / ἱκάνωσεν

Ability · to qualify

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ἱκανότηςG2426ability
Pronunciationhikanótēs
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ἱκανόωG2427to qualify
Pronunciationhikanóō
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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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What does ἱκανότης · ἱκανόω mean in the Bible?

ἱκανότης · ἱκανόω is a Greek phrase meaning "sufficiency, adequacy, competence; to make sufficient or qualify".

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

Strong'sG2426, G2427
Lexical occurrences1 verseWord forms1 form1 reference

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 patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternNominative (1)Number patternSingular (1)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine2 Cor 3:51×
1 total occurrences across this form in the biblical textMorphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed1participle1
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
indicative1participle1
NT Occurrences
2 Corinthians 3:6ἱκάνωσενaorist active indicativecompletedColossians 1:12ἱκανώσαντιaorist active participleparticiple

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)

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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