◄ 2427. hikanoó ►
Strong's Lexicon hikanoó: To make sufficient, to qualify, to enable Original Word: ἱκανόω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hikanoó Pronunciation: hee-kan-OH-o Phonetic Spelling: (hik-an-o'-o) Definition: I make sufficient, render fit, qualify. Meaning: To make sufficient, render fit, qualify, or enable. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek adjective ἱκανός (hikanos), meaning "sufficient" or "adequate." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἱκανόω, the concept of God making someone sufficient or qualified can be seen in various Hebrew terms related to divine empowerment and equipping. Some related Hebrew entries include: • H3559 (כּוּן, kun): To establish, prepare, or make firm. • H3201 (יָכֹל, yakol): To be able, have power, or prevail. • H4390 (מָלֵא, male): To fill, be full, or fulfill. These Hebrew terms reflect the idea of God preparing and enabling individuals for His purposes, similar to the New Testament usage of ἱκανόω. Usage: The verb ἱκανόω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of making someone adequate or qualified for a particular purpose or task. It implies an empowerment or equipping by God to fulfill a specific role or duty. Context: The Greek verb ἱκανόω appears in the New Testament in contexts where God is depicted as the one who qualifies or makes individuals sufficient for His purposes. This term emphasizes the divine enablement and preparation necessary for believers to carry out their God-given responsibilities. In 2 Corinthians 3:5-6, the Apostle Paul uses ἱκανόω to express that his sufficiency as a minister of the new covenant comes from God: "Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life" (BSB). Here, Paul acknowledges that his ability to serve effectively is not due to his own capabilities but is a result of God's empowering work. The concept of ἱκανόω underscores the theological principle that God equips those He calls. It reflects the understanding that human ability is insufficient for spiritual tasks without divine intervention. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of God's grace enabling believers to fulfill their calling. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 2427 hikanóō – properly, reaching the place of sufficiency and hence making someone qualified, i.e. able (competent). See 2425 (hikanos). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from hikanos Definition to make sufficient NASB Translation made...adequate (1), qualified (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2427: ἱκανόω 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, 2 Corinthians 3:6; τινα εἰς τί, Colossians 1:12. (Sept; Dionysius Halicarnassus, others.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance make able. From hikanos; to enable, i.e. Qualify -- make able (meet). see GREEK hikanos Forms and Transliterations ικανούμενος ικανούσθω ικανωθήναι ικανώς ικανωσαντι ικανώσαντι ἱκανώσαντι ικανωσεν ικάνωσεν ἱκάνωσεν ικέτευον ικέτευσον hikanosanti hikanōsanti hikanṓsanti hikanosen hikanōsen hikánosen hikánōsen ikanosanti ikanōsanti ikanosen ikanōsen Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 2 Corinthians 3:6 V-AIA-3S GRK: ὃς καὶ ἱκάνωσεν ἡμᾶς διακόνους NAS: also made us adequate [as] servants KJV: hath made us able ministers of the new INT: who also made competent us [as] servants Colossians 1:12 V-APA-DMS GRK: πατρὶ τῷ ἱκανώσαντι ὑμᾶς εἰς NAS: to the Father, who has qualified us to share KJV: hath made us meet to be partakers INT: Father the [one] having made competent us for Strong's Greek 2427 2 Occurrences ἱκανώσαντι — 1 Occ. ἱκάνωσεν — 1 Occ.