What does ἀργύριον · ἱκανός mean in the Bible?
ἀργύριον · ἱκανός is a Greek phrase meaning "sufficient silver, large money".
Greek · G694, G2425
ἀργύρια ἱκανὰ
Money · sufficient
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ἀργύριονG694money
Pronunciationargýrion
Silver or money, but often specifically a coin unit—not generic wealth but tangible currency.
Open lexicon entry →ἱκανόςG2425sufficient
Pronunciationhikanós
Sufficient or competent, emphasizing adequacy to reach or attain a necessary standard or purpose.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἀργύρια ἱκανὰ (argyria hikana) mean in the Bible?
ἀργύριον · ἱκανός is a Greek phrase meaning "sufficient silver, large money".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G694, G2425?
G694, G2425 is connected to 20 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. sufficient silver, large money
Source Gloss
sufficient silver, large money
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 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 patterns5Aligned forms20Case patternAccusative (14)Number patternSingular (12)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterActs 3:6 · Acts 8:202×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterActs 7:16 · Acts 19:19 · Acts 20:333×
Dative · Singular · Neuter1 Pet 1:181×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 25:27 · Matt 26:15 · Matt 27:3 · Matt 27:5 · Matt 27:6 · Matt 27:9 · Matt 28:12 · Matt 28:158×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 25:18 · Mark 14:11 · Luke 9:3 · Luke 19:15 · Luke 19:23 · Luke 22:56×
Word Origins
ἀργύρια ἱκανὰ is built from this root: