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ἱκανός
hikanós · Greek · Strong's G2425 · 40 occurrences
The KJV renders 23 different Hebrew and Greek words as “great”
What it means
competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
from ( or , akin to G2240 (ἥκω)) (to arrive);
How the KJV renders it
able, enough, good, great, large, long, many, meet, much, security, sore, sufficient, worthy
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“great”
also renders mégas (G3173), pleíōn (G4119), lían (G3029), ʼîysh (H376), ʼatstsîyl (H679), baʻal (H1167), bâqâr (H1241), gᵉlâl (H1560), chûwl (H2342), chalchâlâh (H2479), kâbad (H3513), kâbêd (H3515), lâbîyʼ (H3833), mᵉʼôd (H3966), marbeh (H4766), ʻâtsûwm (H6099), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâlâʼ (H6381), rab (H7229), rabrab (H7260), racham (H7356), saggîyʼ (H7689)
“sore”
“long”
“good”
“meet”
“much”
“many”
“worthy”
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Where it appears
40 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 11:30 · A-NPM
For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.
1 Corinthians 15:9 · A-NSM
For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.
2 Corinthians 2:6 · A-NSN
This punishment which was inflicted by the many is sufficient for such a one;
2 Corinthians 2:16 · A-NSM
to the one a stench from death to death, to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
2 Corinthians 3:5 · A-NPM
not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God,
2 Timothy 2:2 · A-NPM
The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
Acts 8:11 A-DSMActs 9:23 A-NPFActs 9:43 A-APFActs 11:24 A-NSMActs 11:26 A-ASMActs 12:12 A-NPMActs 14:3 A-ASMActs 14:21 A-APMActs 17:9 A-ASNActs 18:18 A-APFActs 19:19 A-NPMActs 19:26 A-ASMActs 20:8 A-NPFActs 20:11 A-ASNActs 20:37 A-NSMActs 22:6 A-NSNActs 27:7 A-DPFActs 27:9 A-GSMLuke 3:16 A-NSMLuke 7:6 A-NSMLuke 7:11 A-NPMLuke 7:12 A-NSMLuke 8:27 A-DSMLuke 8:32 A-GPMLuke 20:9 A-APMLuke 22:38 A-NSNLuke 23:8 A-GPMLuke 23:9 A-DPMMatthew 3:11 A-NSMMatthew 8:8 A-NSMMatthew 28:12 A-APNMark 1:7 A-NSMMark 10:46 A-GSMMark 15:15 A-ASN
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