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ἱκανός

MainId: 002428000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ι

StrongCodes: G2425

AlternateLemmas: ἱκανόν

Notes: [{'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'Compare ἱκανός[b] meaning a relatively high point on a scale of extent ({D:78.14}) and also ἱκανός[e] ({D:59.2}) and ἱκανός[f] ({D:59.12}) referring to quantity.'}, {'Caller': 2, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': ['04402200600034'], 'Content': 'ἱκανός as an expression of degree also occurs with the meaning of ‘enough’ (see {D:78.50}), but the meaning of ‘enough’ or ‘sufficient’ would not be appropriate in {S:04402200600034}.'}]

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 002428001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: adjc.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἱκανός

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ή, -όν

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'ἱκανόω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 002428001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 78.50

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Degree

      LEXSubDomains: Completely, Enough [Completive Degree]

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-26 10:42:46

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

         Glosses: ['enough', 'sufficient']

         Comments: In some languages one can express the concept of sufficiency in {S:04700200600002} by introducing a negative, for example, ‘it is not necessary to punish such a person more.’ For another interpretation of ἱκανός in {S:04700200600002}, see {D:78.14}.

      LEXReferences: 2COR 2:6

   2. LEXID: 002428001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 78.14

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Degree

      LEXSubDomains: Much, Little [Positive-Negative Degree]

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-26 10:42:46

         DefinitionShort: a relatively high point on a scale of extent

         Glosses: ['great', 'intense', 'bright (in relationship to light)']

         Comments: It is also possible to understand {L:ἱκανός} in {S:04700200600002} as ‘sufficiency’ (see {D:78.50}).

      LEXReferences: ACTs 20:37, ACTs 22:6, 2COR 2:6

   3. LEXID: 002428001003000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 75.2

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Adequate, Qualified

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-26 10:42:46

         DefinitionShort: (derivative of {L:ἱκανότης} ‘adequacy,’ {D:75.1}) pertaining to being adequate for something

         Glosses: ['adequate', 'qualified']

      LEXReferences: MAT 3:11, MAT 8:8, MARK 1:7, LUKE 3:16, LUKE 7:6, 1COR 15:9, 2COR 2:16, 2COR 3:5, 2TIM 2:2

   4. LEXID: 002428001004000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 59.44

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Quantity

      LEXSubDomains: Enough, Sufficient

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-26 10:42:46

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

         Glosses: ['enough', 'sufficient']

      LEXReferences: LUKE 20:9, LUKE 22:38, LUKE 23:8

   5. LEXID: 002428001005000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 59.2

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Quantity

      LEXSubDomains: Many, Few [Countables]

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-26 10:42:46

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

         Glosses: ['considerable', 'many', 'quite a number of']

      LEXReferences: LUKE 8:32, LUKE 23:9, ACTs 9:23, ACTs 9:43, ACTs 12:12, ACTs 14:21, ACTs 18:18, ACTs 19:19, ACTs 20:8, ACTs 27:7, 1COR 11:30

   6. LEXID: 002428001006000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 59.12

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Quantity

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

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-26 10:42:46

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

         Glosses: ['large', 'considerable', 'extensive']

      LEXReferences: MAT 28:12, MARK 10:46, LUKE 7:12, LUKE 8:27, ACTs 8:11, ACTs 11:24, ACTs 11:26, ACTs 14:3, ACTs 19:26, ACTs 20:11, ACTs 27:9

   7. LEXID: 002428001007000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 25.96

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Attitudes and Emotions

      LEXSubDomains: Acceptable To, To Be Pleased With

      LEXCollocations: ποιέω τὸ ἱκανόν

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-26 10:42:46

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

         Glosses: ['to act in a pleasing manner', 'to please']

      LEXReferences: MARK 15:15

   8. LEXID: 002428001008000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 57.169

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

      LEXSubDomains: Pay, Price, Cost

      LEXCollocations: ἱκανόν

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-26 10:42:46

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

         Glosses: ['bond', 'bail', 'the amount of money required for release']

         Comments: 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.’

      LEXReferences: ACTs 17:9