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Lexicon :: Strong's G2425 - hikanos

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ἱκανός
Transliteration
hikanos (Key)
Pronunciation
hik-an-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From hiko [hikano or hikneomai, akin to ἥκω (G2240)] (to arrive)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:293,361

Strong’s Definitions

ἱκανός hikanós, hik-an-os'; from ἵκω híkō ( ἱκάνω hikánō or ἱκνέομαι hiknéomai, akin to G2240) (to arrive); competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character):—able, + content, enough, good, great, large, long (while), many, meet, much, security, sore, sufficient, worthy.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's G2425 in the following manner: many (11x), much (6x), worthy (5x), long (4x), sufficient (3x), miscellaneous (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x
The KJV translates Strong's G2425 in the following manner: many (11x), much (6x), worthy (5x), long (4x), sufficient (3x), miscellaneous (12x).

  1. sufficient

    1. many enough, enough

    2. sufficient in ability, i.e. meet, fit

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἱκανός hikanós, hik-an-os'; from ἵκω híkō ( ἱκάνω hikánō or ἱκνέομαι hiknéomai, akin to G2240) (to arrive); competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character):—able, + content, enough, good, great, large, long (while), many, meet, much, security, sore, sufficient, worthy.
STRONGS G2425:
ἱκανός, ἱκανή, ἱκανόν (from ἵκω, ἱκανῷ; properly, 'reaching to', 'attaining to'; hence, 'adequate'); as in Greek writings from Herodotus and Thucydides down, sufficient;
a. of number and quantity; with nouns, many enough, or enough with a genitive: ὄχλος ἱκανός, a great multitude (A. V. often much people), Mark 10:46; Luke 7:12; Acts 11:24, 26; Acts 19:26; λαός, Acts 5:37 R G; κλαυθμός, Acts 20:37; ἀργύρια ἱκανά (A. V. large money, cf. the colloquial, 'money enough'), Matthew 28:12; λαμπάδες, Acts 20:8; λόγοι, Luke 23:9; φῶς ἱκανόν, a considerable light (A. V. a great light), Acts 22:6. of time: ἱκανῷ χρόνῳ (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 9; Buttmann, § 133, 26) for a long time (Luke 8:27 T Tr text WH); Acts 8:11; also ἱκανόν χρόνον, Acts 14:3; and plural Luke 20:9; ἐξ ἱκανοῦ, of a long time, now for a long time, Luke 23:8 R G; also ἐκ χρόνων, ἱκανῶν, Luke 8:27 R G L Tr marginal reading; Luke 23:8 L T Tr WH; (ἀπό ἱκανῶν ἐτῶν, these many years, Romans 15:23 WH Tr text); ἱκανοῦ... χρόνου διαγενομένου, much time having elapsed, Acts 27:9; ἐφ' ἱκανόν for a long while, Acts 20:11 (2 Macc. 8:25; Diodorus 13, 100; Palaeph. 28); ἡμέραι (cf. Lightfoot on Galatians, p. 89 n.), Acts 9:23, 43; Acts 18:18; Acts 27:7. absolutely, ἱκανοί, many, a considerable number: Luke 7:11 (R G L brackets T Tr marginal reading brackets); Acts 12:12; Acts 14:21; Acts 19:19; 1 Corinthians 11:30 (1 Macc. 13:49, etc.). ἱκανόν ἐστιν, it is enough, equivalent to enough has been said on this subject, Luke 22:38 (for Jesus, saddened at the paltry ideas of the disciples, breaks off in this way the conversation; the Jews, when a companion uttered anything absurd, were accustomed to use the phrase לָכֶם רַב (A. V. let it suffice thee, etc.), as in Deuteronomy 3:26, where the Sept. ἱκανούσθω) ἱκανόν τῷ τοιούτῳ ἡ ἐπιτιμία αὕτη, SC. ἐστι, sufficient... is this punishment, 2 Corinthians 2:6; after the Latin idiom satisfacere alicui, τό ἱκανόν ποιεῖν τίνι, to take away from one every ground of complaint (A. V. to content), Mark 15:15 (Polybius 32, 7, 13; Appendix, Puff., p. 68, Toll. edition (sec. 74, i., p. 402 edition Schweig.); (Diogenes Laërtius 4, 50); τό ἱκανο λαμβάνω (Latinsatisaccipio), to take security (either by accepting sponsors, or by a deposit of money until the case had been decided), Acts 17:9.
b. sufficient in ability, i. e. meet, fit (German tüchtig (A. V. worthy, able, etc.)): πρός τί, for something, 2 Corinthians 2:16; followed by an infinitive (Buttmann, 260 (223f)), Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16; 1 Corinthians 15:9; 2 Corinthians 3:5; 2 Timothy 2:2; followed by ἵνα with subjunctive (Buttmann, 240 (207); cf. Winer's Grammar, 335 (314)): Matthew 8:8; Luke 7:6.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
3:26
Matthew
3:11; 8:8; 28:12
Mark
1:7; 10:46; 15:15
Luke
3:16; 7:6; 7:11; 7:12; 8:27; 8:27; 20:9; 22:38; 23:8; 23:8; 23:9
Acts
5:37; 8:11; 9:23; 9:43; 11:24; 11:26; 12:12; 14:3; 14:21; 17:9; 18:18; 19:19; 19:26; 20:8; 20:11; 20:37; 22:6; 27:7; 27:9
Romans
15:23
1 Corinthians
11:30; 15:9
2 Corinthians
2:6; 2:16; 3:5
2 Timothy
2:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2425 matches the Greek ἱκανός (hikanos),
which occurs 39 times in 39 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:11 - I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Ruach HaKodesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 - The centurion answered, "Lord, I'm not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:12 - When they were assembled with the Zakenim, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:7 - He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:46 - They came to Yericho. As he went out from Yericho, with his talmidim and a great multitude, the son of Timai, Bar-Timai, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:15 - Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Bar-Abba to them, and handed over Yeshua, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:16 - Yochanan answered them all, "I indeed immerse you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will immerse you in the Ruach HaKodesh and fire,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:6 - Yeshua went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, "Lord, don't trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 - When Yeshua stepped ashore, a certain man out of the city who had demons for a long time met him. He wore no clothes, and didn't live in a house, but in the tombs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:32 - Now there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain, and they begged him that he would allow them to enter into those. He allowed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:9 - He began to tell the people this parable. "A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:38 - They said, "Lord, behold, here are two swords." He said to them, "That is enough."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:8 - Now when Herod saw Yeshua, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:9 - He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:11 - They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:23 - When many days were fulfilled, the Yehudim conspired together to kill him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:43 - It happened, that he stayed many days in Yafo with one Shim`on, a tanner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:24 - For he was a good man, and full of the Ruach HaKodesh and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:26 - When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The talmidim were first called Messianic in Antioch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:12 - Thinking about that, he came to the house of Miryam, the mother of Yochanan whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:3 - Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:21 - When they had preached the Good News to that city, and had made many talmidim, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:9 - When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:18 - Sha'ul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Aram, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:19 - Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:26 - You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Sha'ul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:8 - There were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:11 - When he had gone up, and had broken bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:37 - They all wept a lot, and fell on Sha'ul's neck and kissed him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:6 - It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Dammesek, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:7 - When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:9 - When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast had now already gone by, Sha'ul admonished them,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:30 - For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:9 - For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:6 - Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the many;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:16 - to the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:5 - not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:2 - The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
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