ἱκανός (hikanós) — Able
Greek word study: ἱκανός (hikanós), Strong's G2425. competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
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competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
KJV translation words: able, + content, enough, good, great, large, long (while), many, meet, much, security, sore, sufficient, worthy
Strong's G2425 is tagged on 41 words in 41 verses across 7 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 3:11 and last appears in 2 Timothy 2:2.
How it is rendered in the text
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 41)
- Matthew 3:11 — ἱκανὸς — fit
- Matthew 8:8 — ἱκανὸς — worthy
- Matthew 28:12 — ἱκανὰ — many
- Mark 1:7 — ἱκανὸς — sufficient
- Mark 10:46 — ἱκανοῦ — large —
- Mark 15:15 — ἱκανὸν — satisfactory
- Luke 3:16 — ἱκανὸς — worthy
- Luke 7:6 — ἱκανός — worthy
- Luke 7:11 — ἱκανοί — many
- Luke 7:12 — ἱκανὸς — considerable
- Luke 8:27 — ἱκανῷ — a long
- Luke 8:32 — ἱκανῶν — many
- Luke 20:9 — ἱκανούς — long
- Luke 22:38 — ἱκανόν — Enough
- Luke 23:8 — ἱκανῶν — long
- Luke 23:9 — ἱκανοῖς — many
- Acts 5:37 — ἱκανὸν — significant number of
- Acts 8:11 — ἱκανῷ — long
- Acts 9:23 — ἱκαναί — many
- Acts 9:43 — ἱκανὰς — many
- Acts 11:24 — ἱκανὸς — large
- Acts 11:26 — ἱκανόν — large
- Acts 12:12 — ἱκανοὶ — many
- Acts 14:3 — Ἱκανὸν — A long
- Acts 14:21 — ἱκανοὺς — many
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: G2240 ἥκω (hḗkō).
Entries whose derivation names this word: G864 ἀφικνέομαι (aphiknéomai), G1338 διϊκνέομαι (diïknéomai), G2426 ἱκανότης (hikanótēs), G2427 ἱκανόω (hikanóō), G2428 ἱκετηρία (hiketēría).
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Frequently asked questions
What does hikanós (G2425) mean?
Competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character).
How is G2425 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates G2425 as: able, + content, enough, good, great, large, long (while), many, meet, much, security, sore, sufficient, worthy.
How often does ἱκανός (hikanós) appear?
Strong's G2425 is tagged on 41 words in 41 verses across 7 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 3:11 and last appears in 2 Timothy 2:2.
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