ἱκᾰν-ός [ ῐ], ή, όν, (ἱκνέομαι)

sufficing, becoming, befitting; prose Adj., used two or three times by Trag. (v. infr.):

I

1. of persons, sufficient, competent to do a thing, c. inf., Hdt. 3.45, Antipho 1.15, etc.; ἱ. τεκμηριῶσαι sufficient to prove a point, Th. 1.9; -ώτατος [εἰπεῖν] καὶ γνῶναι Lys. 2.42; τίς σοῦ -ώτερος πεῖσαι; X. Cyr. 1.4.12; ἱ. ζημιοῦν with sufficient power to punish, Id. Lac. 8.4; ἱ. βοηθεῖν Pl. Phdr. 277a, cf. R. 365a; ἱ. ὥστε γνῶναι Id. Lg. 875a, cf. Phdr. 258b; ἱ. κατὰ τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν Plb. 25.3.6, al.: c. acc. rei, ἀνὴρ γνώμην ἱ. a man of sufficient prudence, Hdt. 3.4; ἱ. τὴν ἰατρικήν sufficiently versed in medicine, X. Cyr. 1.6.15: c. dat. rei, ἱ. ἐμπειρίᾳ καὶ ἡλικίᾳ Pl. R. 467d; οἱ τοῖς χρήμασιν -ώτατοι X. Eq. 2.1: c. dat. pers., a match for, equivalent to, εἷς ἔχων ἰατρικὴν πολλοῖς ἱ. ἰδιώταις Pl. Prt. 322c, cf. Tht. 169a: abs., ἱ. Ἁπόλλων S. OT 377; οἱ -ώτατοι τῶν πολιτῶν Isoc. 12.132; κριτὴς -ώτερος Id. 10.38; ἱ. σοφιστής Pl. Ly. 204a; αὐληταὶ ἱ. ὡς πρὸς ἰδιώτας very tolerable in comparison with.., Id. Prt. 327c; γυνὴ ἱ. μέν, ἄγροικος δέ Luc. DDeor. 20.3; ὁ Ἱ. the Almighty, LXX Rth 1:21.

2. in bad sense, capable, ἱ. εἶ λαλῶν κατακόψαι πάντα Men. Sam. 69.

II

1. of things, in amount, sufficient, adequate, τὰ ἀρκοῦνθ’ ἱ. τοῖς γε σώφροσιν E. Ph. 554; ἱ. τὰ κακὰ καὶ τὰ παρακείμενα Ar. Lys. 1047; ἱκανὰ τοῖς πολεμίοις ηὐτύχηται they have had successes enough, Th. 7.77; ἱ. εἴς, ἐπί, πρός τι, X. Hier. 4.9, Pl. R. 371e, Prt. 322b; [ πρόβατα] ἱ. ἐς φορβήν Hdt. 4.121; of size, large enough, οὐχ ἱκανῆς οὔσης τῆς Ἁττικῆς Th. 1.2; οὐδ’ ἦν ἱκανά σοι.. μέλαθρα.. ἐγκαθυβρίζειν not large enough to riot in, E. Tr. 996; χώρα ἱ. τρέφειν τοὺς τότε Pl. R. 373d, al.; of number or magnitude, considerable, λῦπαι Antipho 2.2.2; μέρος τῶν ὄντων ib. 2.1.6, etc.; of Time, considerable, long, ἱ. χρόνον Ar. Pax 354 (lyr.); ἱ. χρόνος τινὶ ἐπιλαθέσθαι Lys. 3.10; ἱκανόν ἐστί τινι Damox. 1.1: with personal constr., ἔφη ἱκανὸς αὐτὸς ἀτυχῶν εἶναι Isa 2:7.

2. sufficient, satisfactory, ἱ. μαρτυρίαν παρέχεσθαι Pl. Smp. 179b; ἱ. λόγῳ ἀποδεῖξαι Id. Hp.Mi. 369c; τὸ ἱ. λαμβάνειν to take security or bail, Act 17:9, OGI 629.100 (Palmyra, ii A.D.); τὸ ἱ. ποιεῖν give security, Plb. 32.3.13, D.L. 4.50, Just. Nov. 86.4 (but simply, satisfy, τῷ ὄχλῳ Mar 15:15); ἱ. δοῦναι PSI 6.554.23 (iii B.C.), POxy. 294.23 (i A.D.); ἐφ’ ἱκανόν,= ἱκανῶς, Plb. 11.25.1, D.S. 11.40.

III

1. Adv. -νῶς sufficiently, adequately, Th. 6.92, etc.; λαγόνες λαπαραὶ ἱ. X. Cyn. 5.30, cf. Arist. Phgn. 807b26; ἱ. εἴρηται περί τινος Id. EN 1096a3, al.; later, considerably, amply, Philostr. VA 3.6, VS 1.8.3, Ant.Lib. 7.7; fully, μιᾶς ὥρας ἱ. παρελθούσης Ptol. Alm. 4.6. excessively, οὔτε γὰρ ἱ. ὑγρόν ἐστι not too moist, Gal. 6.765, cf. 767,768; ἱ. βλαβερά Id. Vict.Att. 8; παχὺ ἱ. αἷμα ibid.

2. ἱ. ἔχειν to be sufficient, Th. 1.91, etc.; ἱ. ἐχέτω let this be enough, Pl. Sph. 245e; ἱ. ἔχει πρός τι Id. R. 430c, cf. X. Cyr. 6.3.22; περί τινος Pl. R. 402a; ἱ. ἔχειν τινί to be sufficiently supplied with.., Id. Grg. 493c; ἱ. ἔχειν τοῦ βάθους Id. Tht. 194d; ἐπιστήμης Id. Phlb. 62a; ἱ. πεφυκέναι πρὸς τἆλλα Id. Chrm. 158b: abs., Antipho 2.1.1: Sup. -ωτάτως Hp. de Arte 12; -ώτατα Pl. Phlb. 67a.

ἱκανός hikanos 39x

    befitting; sufficient, enough, Luk 22:38;

    ἱκανὸν ποιεῖν τινί, to satisfy, gratify, Mar 15:15;

    τὸ ἱκανὸν λαμβάνειν, to take security or bail of any one, Act 17:9;

    or persons, adequate, competent, qualified, 2Co 2:16;

    fit, worthy, Mat 3:11; Mat 8:8;

    of number or quantity, considerable, large, great, much, and pl. many, Mat 28:12; Mar 10:46 adequate; deserve; sufficient.

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), Mar 10:46; Luk 7:12; Act 11:24, Act 11:26; Act 19:26; λαός, Act 5:37 R G; κλαυθμός, Act 20:37; ἀργύρια ἱκανά (A. V. large money, cf. the colloquial, 'money enough'), Mat 28:12; λαμπάδες, Act 20:8; λόγοι, Luk 23:9; φῶς ἱκανόν, a considerable light (A. V. a great light), Act 22:6. of time: ἱκανῷ χρόνῳ (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 9; Buttmann, § 133, 26) for a long time (Luk 8:27 T Tr text WH); Act 8:11; also ἱκανόν χρόνον, Act 14:3; and plural Luk 20:9; ἐξ ἱκανοῦ, of a long time, now for a long time, Luk 23:8 R G; also ἐκ χρόνων, ἱκανῶν, Luk 8:27 R G L Tr marginal reading; Luk 23:8 L T Tr WH; (ἀπό ἱκανῶν ἐτῶν, these many years, Rom 15:23 WH Tr text); ἱκανοῦ... χρόνου διαγενομένου, much time having elapsed, Act 27:9; ἐφ' ἱκανόν for a long while, Act 20:11 (2 Macc. 8:25; Diodorus 13, 100; Palaeph. 28); ἡμέραι (cf. Lightfoot on Galatians, p. 89 n.), Act 9:23, Act 9:43; Act 18:18; Act 27:7. absolutely, ἱκανοί, many, a considerable Luk 7:11 (R G L brackets T Tr marginal reading brackets); Act 12:12; Act 14:21; Act 19:19; 1Co 11:30 (1 Macc. 13:49, etc.). ἱκανόν ἐστιν, it is enough, equivalent to enough has been said on this subject, Luk 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 Deu 3:26, where the Sept. ἱκανούσθω) ἱκανόν τῷ τοιούτῳ ἡ ἐπιτιμία αὕτη, SC. ἐστι, sufficient... is this punishment, 2Co 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), Mar 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), Act 17:9.

b. sufficient in ability, i. e. meet, fit (German tüchtig (A. V. worthy, able, etc.)): πρός τί, for something, 2Co 2:16; followed by an infinitive (Buttmann, 260 (223f)), Mat 3:11; Mar 1:7; Luk 3:16; 1Co 15:9; 2Co 3:5; 2Ti 2:2; followed by ἵνα with subjunctive (Buttmann, 240 (207); cf. Winer's Grammar, 335 (314)): Mat 8:8; Luk 7:6.

ἱκανός , - ή , - όν

( < ἵκω , ἱκάνω , to reach, attain), [in LXX for H1767, etc.;]

1. of persons, suffcient, competent, fit: c . inf ., Mat 3:11, Mar 1:7, Luk 3:16, 1Co 15:9, 2Co 3:6, 2Ti 2:2; seq . πρός , 2Co 2:16; seq . ἵνα , Mat 8:8, Luk 7:6.

2. Of things, in number, quantity or size, sufficient, enough, much, many: absol. , ἱκανοί , Luk 7:11 ( WH , R , omit) Luk 8:32, Act 12:12; Act 14:21; Act 19:19, 1Co 11:30; ὄχλος ἱ ., Mar 10:46, Luk 7:12, Act 11:24; Act 11:26; Act 19:26; κλαυθμός , Act 20:37; ἀργύρια , Mat 28:12; λαμπάδες , Act 20:8; λόγοι , Luk 23:9; φῶς , Act 22:6; ἱ , ἐστιν ( cf. לָכֶם H7227, LXX ἱκανούσθω , Deu 3:26), Luk 22:38; τὸ ἱ . ποιεῖν (Lat. satisfacere; cf. Jer 48:30), Mar 15:15; τὸ ἱ . λαμβάνειν (Lat. satis accipere; v. M , Pro 20:1-30 f .), Act 17:9; of time, ἡμέραι ἱ ., Act 9:23; Act 9:43; Act 18:18; Act 27:7; ἱ . χρόνος , Luk 8:27, Act 8:11; Act 14:3; Act 27:9; pl ., Luk 20:9; ἐκ χρόνων ἱ ., Luk 23:8; ἀπὸ ἱ . ἐτῶν , Rom 15:23 ( WH ); ἐφ᾿ ἱκανόν ( cf. 2Ma 8:25 ), Act 20:11. †

詞類次數：形容詞（41）

原文字根：達到 向上 相當於：H7706（שַׁדַּי‎）

字義溯源：能勝任的，足夠的，夠了，好些，很久，許久，充分的，大，多，頗多，長，不少的，相當的，相當多，許多，合適的，能幹的，能承擔，敢當，保狀，痛，能，配，喜悅，值得；源自（G2430（Ἰκόνιον）X*=達到）；類似G2240（ἥκω）=到達*

同源字：1）G2425（ἱκανός）能勝任的 2）G2426（ἱκανότης）才幹 3）G2427（ἱκανόω）使能夠比較：G713（ἀρκετός）=滿意的

同義字：1）G2425（ἱκανός）能勝任的 2）G3173（μέγας）大，巨大的 3）G4183（πολύς）多，大量地

出現次數：總共（40）；太（3）；可（3）；路（9）；徒（18）；羅（1）；林前（2）；林後（3）；提後（1）

譯字彙編：

1）多（6）路8:27；路23:8；徒9:43；徒18:18；徒27:7；徒27:9；

2）許多（5）太28:12；可10:46；路7:12；路23:9；徒19:26；

3）配（4）太3:11；可1:7；路3:16；林前15:9；

4）好些（2）徒9:23；徒20:8；

5）好些人（2）徒12:12；徒14:21；

6）能承擔（2）林後2:16；林後3:5；

7）夠了（2）路22:38；林後2:6；

8）頗多（2）徒11:24；徒11:26；

9）大（2）路8:32；徒22:6；

10）敢當（2）太8:8；路7:6；

11）痛（1）徒20:37；

12）好幾（1）羅15:23；

13）相當多（1）林前11:30；

14）許久（1）徒20:11；

15）能（1）提後2:2；

16）許多人（1）徒19:19；

17）很久（1）路20:9；

18）喜悅（1）可15:15；

19）相當的（1）徒14:3；

20）保狀（1）徒17:9；

21）長（1）徒8:11