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Strong's #2425 - ἱκανός
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- many enough, enough
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ἱκᾰν-ός [ ῐ], ή, όν, (ἱκνέομαι)
sufficing, becoming, befitting; prose Adj., used two or three times by Trag. (v. infr.):
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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 Ruth 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 Isaiah 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, Acts 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 Mark 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, 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), Mark 10:46; Luke 7:12; Acts 11:24, 26; Acts 19:26; λαός, Acts 5:37 R G; κλαυθμός, Acts 20:37; ἀργύρια ἱκανά (A. V. large money, cf. the colloquial, 'money enough'), Matthew 28:12; λαμπάδες, Acts 20:8; λόγοι, Luke 23:9; φῶς ἱκανόν, a considerable light (A. V. a great light), Acts 22:6. of time: ἱκανῷ χρόνῳ (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 9; Buttmann, § 133, 26) for a long time (Luke 8:27 T Tr text WH); Acts 8:11; also ἱκανόν χρόνον, Acts 14:3; and plural Luke 20:9; ἐξ ἱκανοῦ, of a long time, now for a long time, Luke 23:8 R G; also ἐκ χρόνων, ἱκανῶν, Luke 8:27 R G L Tr marginal reading; Luke 23:8 L T Tr WH; (ἀπό ἱκανῶν ἐτῶν, these many years, Romans 15:23 WH Tr text); ἱκανοῦ ... χρόνου διαγενομένου, much time having elapsed, Acts 27:9; ἐφ' ἱκανόν for a long while, Acts 20:11 (2 Macc. 8:25; Diodorus 13, 100; Palaeph. 28); ἡμέραι (cf. Lightfoot on Galatians, p. 89 n.), Acts 9:23, 43; Acts 18:18; Acts 27:7. absolutely, ἱκανοί, many, a considerable number: Luke 7:11 (R G L brackets T Tr marginal reading brackets); Acts 12:12; Acts 14:21; Acts 19:19; 1 Corinthians 11:30 (1 Macc. 13:49, etc.). ἱκανόν ἐστιν, it is enough, equivalent to enough has been said on this subject, Luke 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 Deuteronomy 3:26, where the Sept. ἱκανούσθω) ἱκανόν τῷ τοιούτῳ ἡ ἐπιτιμία αὕτη, SC. ἐστι, sufficient ... is this punishment, 2 Corinthians 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), Mark 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 (Latinsatis accipio), to take security (either by accepting sponsors, or by a deposit of money until the case had been decided), Acts 17:9.
b. sufficient in ability, i. e. meet, fit (German tüchtig (A. V. worthy, able, etc.)): πρός τί, for something, 2 Corinthians 2:16; followed by an infinitive (Buttmann, 260 (223f)), Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16; 1 Corinthians 15:9; 2 Corinthians 3:5; 2 Timothy 2:2; followed by ἵνα with subjunctive (Buttmann, 240 (207); cf. Winer's Grammar, 335 (314)): Matthew 8:8; Luke 7:6.
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ἱκανός , -ή , -όν
(< ἵκω , ἱκάνω , to reach, attain), [in LXX for H1767, etc.;]
1. of persons, suffcient, competent, fit: c. inf., Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:7, Luke 3:16, 1 Corinthians 15:9, 2 Corinthians 3:6, 2 Timothy 2:2; seq. πρός , 2 Corinthians 2:16; seq. ἵνα , Matthew 8:8, Luke 7:6.
2. Of things, in number, quantity or size, sufficient, enough, much, many: absol., ἱκανοί , Luke 7:11 (WH, R, omit) 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. לָכֶם H7227, LXX ἱκανούσθω , Deuteronomy 3:26), Luke 22:38; τὸ ἱ . ποιεῖν (Lat. satisfacere; cf. Jeremiah 48:30), Mark 15:15; τὸ ἱ . λαμβάνειν (Lat. satis accipere; v. M, Proverbs 20:1-30 f.), 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; pl., Luke 20:9; ἐκ χρόνων ἱ ., Luke 23:8; ἀπὸ ἱ . ἐτῶν , Romans 15:23 (WH); ἐφ᾿ ἱκανόν (cf. 2 Maccabees 8:25), Acts 20:11.†
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P Petr II. 20ii. 7 (B.C. 252) καὶ ταῦτα ἱκανοῦ τινος πλήθους [ἐπ ]ιπεπτωκότος ἀπό τε τοῦ ἀγοραστοῦ καὶ τοῦ φορικοῦ, ";and this when a large quantity of market and tax wheat has come in"; (Ed.), P Lille I. 3.76 (after B.C. 241) ἱκανὰ πλήθη, ";des sommes considérables"; (Ed.), P Tebt I. 24.2 (B.C. 117) ἱκανὰ κεφάλαια, ib. 29.12 (c. B.C. 110) ἱκανῆς φορολογίας, and Michel 308.16 (first half ii/B.C.) ἱκανά τινα λυσιτελῆ περιπεπόηκεν, Cagnat IV. 914.5 (A.D. 74) ἱ ]κανὸν ἀ [ρ ]γύριον. With reference to time cf. P Par 15.29 (B.C. 120) ἐφ᾽ ἱκανὸν χρόνον, P Tor I. 1ii. 15 (B.C. 117) ἐφ᾽ ἱκανὰς ἡμέρας. For the word of persons see P Oxy XIV. 1672.15 (i/A.D.) ἐπιγνοὺς [οὖ ]ν τὸν παρὰ σοὶ ἀέρα ἱκανὸς ἔσῃ. περὶ πάντων, and for its absolute use, as in Acts 12:12, 1 Corinthians 11:30, see Chrest, I. 11B Fr. (a).10 (B.C. 123) εἰς τ [ὴ ]ν πόλιν ἐπιβαλόντες μ [ετὰ τ ]ῶν ἱκανῶν καὶ ἱ [ππ ]ε ̣ω ̣ν [these two words are inserted above the line] περιεκάθισαν ἡμῶν τὸ φρούριον : cf. P Tebt I. 41.13 (c. B.C. 119) ἱκανῶν ἡμῶν, ";many of us"; (Edd.), and P Oxy I. 44.8 (late i/A.D.) ὡς ἱκανὰ βλαπτομένων, ";on the plea that they had incurred sufficient loss already"; (Edd.). The neut. ἱκανόν is common = ";bail,"; ";security,"; e.g. P Oxy II. 294.23 (A.D. 22) ἐὰν μή τι πίσωσι τὸν ἀρχιστάτορα δο [ῦν ]αι εἱκανὸν ἕως ἐπὶ διαλογισμόν, ";unless indeed they persuade the chief usher to give security for them until the session"; (Edd.), BGU II. 530.38 (i/A.D.) (= Selections, p. 62) ἀπαιτῖται ὑπὸ τῶν πρακτόρων ἱκανόν, ";security is demanded by the tax-gatherers,"; P Ryl II. 77.30 Ικανὸν ὃιδόασιν.᾽ Ἑρμανοῦβις εἶπεν · Ικανὰ [παρ ]ασχέτωσαν᾽῎ cf. also the new verb ἱκανοδοτέω = satis do in P Oxy II. 259.29 (A.D. 23) and ἱκανοδότης in BGU IV. 1189.3 (about the end of i/B.C.). For τὸ ἱκανὸν ποιεῖν, as in Mark 15:15, cf. BGU IV. 1141.13 (B.C. 14) ἐάν σοι Ἔρως τὸ ἱκανὸν ποήσῃ γράψον μοι, P Giss I. 40i. 5 (A.D. 212) τὸ ἱκανὸν ποι [εῖν, and for τὸ ἱκανὸν λαμβάνειν, as in Acts 17:9, cf. OGIS 484.50 (ii/A.D.) τὸ ἱκαν [ὸν πρὸ κρίσ ]εως λ [α ]μβάνεσθαι, ib. 629.101 (ii/A.D.) οὗ [τος τ ]ὸ ἱκανὸν λαμβανέτω. On the Latinisms involved in these phrases see Proleg. p. 20 f. The thought of ";sufficient in ability,"; as in 2 Corinthians 2:16, is seen in P Tebt I. 37.18 (B.C. 73) ἐγὼ οὖν περισπώμενος (cf. Luke 10:40) περὶ ἀναγκαίων γέγραφά σοι ἵνα ἱκανὸς γένῃ, ";therefore, as I am occupied with urgent business, I have written to you so that you may undertake the matter"; (Edd.). MGr ἱκανός, ";ready,"; ";able."; For the adverb see P Petr III. 53(n).3 (iii/B.C.) κἀγὼ δ᾽ ἱκανῶς εἶχον, ";I am myself well enough,"; P Oxy VIII. 1088.56 (medical prescription—early i/A.D.) ἄλλο ἐνεργὲς ἱκανῶς, ";another, tolerably strong,"; P Tebt II. 411.6 (ii/A.D.) ὁ γὰρ κράτιστος ἐπιστράτηγος ἱκανῶς σε ἐπεζήτησε, ";for his highness the episirategus has made several inquiries for you"; (Edd.).
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