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Lexicon :: Strong's G2425 - hikanos

Aa
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)
Dictionary Aids

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 BoxMat 3:11 - Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:8 - And the captain in answer said, Lord, I am not good enough for you to come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be made well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:12 - And when they had come together with those in authority, and had made their decision, they gave much money to the watchmen, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:7 - And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:46 - And they came to Jericho: and when he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great number of people, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind man, was seated by the wayside, with his hand out for money.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:15 - And Pilate, desiring to do what was pleasing to the people, let Barabbas go free, and gave up Jesus, when he had been whipped, to be put to death on the cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:16 - John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:6 - And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to him, saying, Lord, do not give yourself trouble: for I am not important enough for you to come into my house:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 - And when he had come to the land, there came to him a certain man from the town who had evil spirits; and for a long time he had had no clothing on, and was not living in a house but in the place of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:32 - Now there was a great herd of pigs in that place, getting food on the mountain: and the evil spirits made a request to him that he would let them go into the pigs, and he let them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:9 - And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:38 - And they said, Lord, here are two swords. And he said, It is enough.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:8 - Now when Herod saw Jesus he was very glad, having for a long time had a desire to see him, for he had had accounts of him, and was hoping to see some wonders done by him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:9 - And he put a great number of questions to him, but he said nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:11 - And they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:23 - Then, after some days, the Jews made an agreement together to put him to death:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:43 - And he was living in Joppa for some time with Simon, a leather-worker.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:24 - For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:26 - And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:12 - And when he became clear about this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John named Mark, where a number of them had come together for prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:3 - So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:21 - And having made a number of disciples through the preaching of the good news in that town, they went back to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:9 - And having made Jason and the others give an undertaking to keep the peace, they let them go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:18 - And Paul, after waiting some days, went away from the brothers and went by ship to Syria, Priscilla and Aquila being with him; and he had had his hair cut off in Cenchrea, for he had taken an oath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:19 - And a great number of those who were experts in strange arts took their books and put them on the fire in front of everyone: and when the books were valued they came to fifty thousand bits of silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:26 - And you see, for it has come to your ears, that not only at Ephesus, but almost all through Asia, this Paul has been teaching numbers of people and turning them away, saying that those are not gods who are made by men's hands:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:8 - And there were a number of lights in the room where we had come together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:11 - And when he had gone up, and had taken the broken bread, he went on talking to them for a long time, even till dawn, and then he went away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:37 - And they were all weeping, falling on Paul's neck and kissing him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:6 - And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:7 - And when we had gone on slowly for a long time, and had had hard work getting across to Cnidus, for the wind was against us, we went under cover of Crete, in the direction of Salmone;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:9 - And as a long time had gone by, and the journey was now full of danger, because it was late in the year, Paul put the position before them,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:30 - For this cause a number of you are feeble and ill, and a number are dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:9 - For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:6 - Let it be enough for such a man to have undergone the punishment which the church put on him;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:16 - To the one it is a perfume of death to death; to the other a perfume of life to life. And who is enough for such things?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:5 - Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:2 - And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others.
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