ΙΚΑΝΩΝ, ικανων
IKANŌN, ikanōn
Sounds Like: ee-kah-NON
Translations: sufficient, adequate, competent, able, many, enough, considerable
From the root: HIKANOS
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something as being sufficient, adequate, or enough for a particular purpose. It can also refer to a considerable quantity or number of things, or to someone who is competent or able to do something. In the provided examples, it seems to refer to a considerable amount of time or a considerable number of people.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine, Feminine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G2425 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
Codex Sinaiticus
- Luke — 23:8
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 22:183
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 1:20
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
No other words from the same root, HIKANOS, appear in our texts.
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