ἱκανόςhikanós
competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
Greek (New Testament) · G2425
Meanings
1. of persons, suffcient, competent, fit: with infinitive, Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:7, Luke 3:16, 1 Corinthians 15:9, 2 Corinthians 3:5, 2 Timothy 2:2; followed by πρός, 2 Corinthians 2:16; followed by ἵνα, Matthew 8:8, Luke 7:6.
2. Of things, in number, quantity or size, sufficient, enough, much, many: absolutely, ἱκανοί, Luke 7:11 Luke 8:32, Acts 12:12, Acts 14:21, Acts 19:19, 1 Corinthians 11:30; ὄχλος ἱ., Mark 10:46, Luke 7:12, Acts 11:24, Acts 11:26, Acts 19:26; κλαυθμός, Acts 20:37; ἀργύρια, Matthew 28:12; λαμπάδες, Acts 20:8; λόγοι, Luke 23:9; φῶς, Acts 22:6; ἱ, ἐστιν (cf. רַב לָכֶם, LXX ἱκανούσθω, Deuteronomy 3:26), Luke 22:38; τὸ ἱ. ποιεῖν (Lat. satisfacere; cf. Jeremiah 48:30), Mark 15:15; τὸ ἱ. λαμβάνειν, Acts 17:9; of time, ἡμέραι ἱ., Acts 9:23, Acts 9:43, Acts 18:18, Acts 27:7; ἱ. χρόνος, Luke 8:27, Acts 8:11, Acts 14:3, Acts 27:9; plural, Luke 20:9; ἐκ χρόνων ἱ., Luke 23:8; ἀπὸ ἱ. ἐτῶν, Romans 15:23; ἐφ’ ἱκανόν (cf. 2 Maccabees 8:25), Acts 20:11.
Same root
- ἥκωhḗkō · G2240to arrive, i.e. be present (literally or figuratively)
- ἱκανότηςhikanótēs · G2426ability
- ἀφικνέομαιaphiknéomai · G864to go (i.e. spread) forth (by rumor)
- διϊκνέομαιdiïknéomai · G1338to reach through, i.e. penetrate
- ἱκανόωhikanóō · G2427to enable, i.e. qualify
- ἱκετηρίαhiketēría · G2428intreaty
Where it appears
Appears 39 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:11 “I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- Matthew 8:8 But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.
- Matthew 28:12 A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe.
- Mark 1:7 John announced: “Someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not even worthy to stoop down like a slave and untie the straps of his sandals.
- Mark 10:46 Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road.
- Mark 15:15 So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.
See every passage
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.