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”

also renders hélkos (G1668), kakōs (G2560), sphódra (G4970), lían (G3029), polýs (G4183), châzâq (H2389), châlâh (H2470), yâçar (H3256), kâbêd (H3515), kâçaph (H3700), mᵉʼôd (H3966), maʻal (H4604), mârats (H4834), tsûwd (H6679), qâsheh (H7186), râbâh (H7235), raʻ (H7451), saggîyʼ (H7690)

“long”

also renders pleíōn (G4119), makrós (G3117), epipothéō (G1971), polýs (G4183), ʼâvâh (H183), ʼârôk (H752), ʼôrek (H753), gâdôwl (H1419), châshaq (H2836), yâʼab (H2968), kâmahh (H3642), kâçaph (H3700), ʻôwlâm (H5769), shâqaq (H8264), tâʼab (H8373)

“good”

also renders chrēstótēs (G5544), chrēstós (G5543), kalōs (G2573), bíos (G979), kalós (G2570), eû (G2095), ʼîysh (H376), bâsar (H1319), châçîyd (H2623), ṭâb (H2869), mᵉʼôd (H3966), ʻôwd (H5750), rᵉkûwsh (H7399)

“meet”

also renders áxios (G514), apántēsis (G529), synantáō (G4876), eúthetos (G2111), apantáō (G528), kalós (G2570), hypantáō (G5221), díkaios (G1342), bên (H1121), yôsher (H3476), mâtsâʼ (H4672), qâdam (H6923), qârâh (H7136)

“much”

also renders mâllon (G3123), hósos (G3745), polýs (G4183), gâdôwl (H1419), yâçaph (H3254), kâbêd (H3515), kabbîyr (H3524), mᵉʼôd (H3966), mirbâh (H4767), saggîyʼ (H7690)

“many”

also renders pósos (G4214), pleíōn (G4119), hósos (G3745), polýs (G4183), hâmôwn (H1995), rᵉbâbâh (H7233)

“worthy”

also renders cháris (G5485), kalós (G2570), ʼaddîyr (H117), bên (H1121), chayil (H2428)

“enough”

also renders arketós (G713), hôwn (H1952), kôl (H3605), rab (H7227)

“able”

also renders dynatós (G1415), chayil (H2428), kôach (H3581)

“large”

also renders mégas (G3173), râchâb (H7342)

Questions this word decides

What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean about women teaching?

Where it appears

40 occurrences in the Greek text.

1 Corinthians 11:30 A-NPM1 Corinthians 15:9 A-NSM2 Corinthians 2:6 A-NSN2 Corinthians 2:16 A-NSM2 Corinthians 3:5 A-NPM2 Timothy 2:2 A-NPMActs 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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