UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: enough, sufficient

Semantic entry: 78.50

Semantic domains: Degree

Subdomains: Completely, Enough [Completive Degree]

Definition: a degree which is sufficient{N:001}

Notes: In some languages one can express the concept of sufficiency in RV CO2 2:6 · LV CO2 2:6 · Read together CO2 2:6 by introducing a negative, for example, ‘it is not necessary to punish such a person more.’ For another interpretation of ἱκανός in RV CO2 2:6 · LV CO2 2:6 · Read together CO2 2:6, see 78.14: ἱκανός.

Sense 2: great, intense, bright (in relationship to light)

Semantic entry: 78.14

Semantic domains: Degree

Subdomains: Much, Little [Positive-Negative Degree]

Definition: a relatively high point on a scale of extent

Notes: It is also possible to understand ἱκανός in RV CO2 2:6 · LV CO2 2:6 · Read together CO2 2:6 as ‘sufficiency’ (see 78.50: ἱκανός).

Sense 3: adequate, qualified

Semantic entry: 75.2

Semantic domains: Adequate, Qualified

Definition: (derivative of ἱκανότης ‘adequacy,’ 75.1: ἱκανότης) pertaining to being adequate for something

Sense 4: enough, sufficient

Semantic entry: 59.44

Semantic domains: Quantity

Subdomains: Enough, Sufficient

Definition: pertaining to a quantity which is adequate for a particular purpose

Sense 5: considerable, many, quite a number of

Semantic entry: 59.2

Semantic domains: Quantity

Subdomains: Many, Few [Countables]

Definition: a considerable number of objects or events, probably implying what could be expected under the circumstances

Sense 6: large, considerable, extensive

Semantic entry: 59.12

Semantic domains: Quantity

Subdomains: Much, Little [Masses, Collectives, Extensions]

Definition: a relatively large quantity, probably implying what could be expected under the circumstances

Sense 7: to act in a pleasing manner, to please

Semantic entry: 25.96

Semantic domains: Attitudes and Emotions

Subdomains: Acceptable To, To Be Pleased With

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to do what is enough) to cause someone to be pleased by doing what will satisfy

Collocations: ποιέω τὸ ἱκανόν

Sense 8: bond, bail, the amount of money required for release

Semantic entry: 57.169

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Pay, Price, Cost

Definition: the amount of money required to release someone who has been held in custody

Notes: It may be necessary in a number of languages to be very specific about the meaning of ἱκανόν, for example, ‘the amount of money which had to be paid in order for someone to be released from arrest.’

Collocations: ἱκανόν