Strong's Lexicon
G2427
G2427 — ἱκανόω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2427 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἱκανόω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2425 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | hikanoo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hik-an-oh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to enable, i.e. qualify |
| KJV Renderings: | make able (meet) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἱκανόω, ἱκανῷ: 1 aorist ἱκανωσα; (ἱκανός); to make sufficient, render fit; with two accusatives, one of the objects, the other of the predicate: to equip one with adequate power to perform the duties of one, 2Co 3:6; τινα εἰς τί, Col 1:12. (Sept; Dionysius Halicarnassus, others.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἱκανόω (make able (meet))
2 Corinthians 3:6
- KJV: Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament not of the letter but of the spirit for the letter killeth but the spirit giveth life
- GK: ος και ικάνωσεν ημάς διακόνους καινής διαθήκης ου γράμματος αλλά πνεύματος το γαρ γράμμα αποκτείνει το δε πνεύμα ζωοποιεί
Colossians 1:12
- KJV: Giving thanks unto the Father which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light
- GK: ευχαριστούντες τω θεώ και πατρί τω ικανώσαντι ημάς εις την μερίδα του κλήρου των αγίων εν τω φωτί