Strong's Lexicon
G2426 — ἱκανότης
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2426 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἱκανότης |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G2425 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | hikanotes |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hik-an-ot'-ace |
| Meaning: | 1. ability |
| KJV Renderings: | sufficiency |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἱκανότης, ἱκανητος, ἡ, sufficiency, ability or competency to do a thing: 2Co 3:5. (Plato, Lysias (p. 215. a.) quoted in Pollux; (others).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἱκανότης (sufficiency)
2 Corinthians 3:5
- KJV: Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves but our sufficiency of God
- GK: ουχ ότι ικανοί εσμεν αφ΄ εαυτών λογίσασθαί τι ως εξ εαυτών αλλ΄ ικανότης ημών εκ του θεού
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