Strong's Greek · G2425
G2425 hikanós
ἱκανός
hik-an-os'
sufficient
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hikanós appears 40 times in Scripture, including Matthew 3:11 and Mark 1:7. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
In the King James Version
able, + content, enough, good, great, large, long (while), many, meet, much, security, sore, sufficient, worthy
Derivation
from ἵκω (ἱκάνω or ἱκνέομαι, akin to G2240 (ἥκω)) (to arrive);
Appears 40 times in Scripture
“As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.”
“The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.”
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.”
“Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.”
“And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.”
“So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.”
“When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.”
“John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.”
“And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money”
“And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
