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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2426. ἱκανότης (hikanotés) -- Sufficiency, adequacy, competence</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2426.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/john/12-43.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2426.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2426</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2425.htm" title="2425">◄</a> 2426. hikanotés <a href="../greek/2427.htm" title="2427">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">hikanotés: Sufficiency, adequacy, competence</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἱκανότης</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>hikanotés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>hee-kan-ot'-ace<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hik-an-ot'-ace)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Sufficiency, adequacy, competence<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>sufficiency, ability, power, fitness.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek adjective ἱκανός (hikanos), meaning "sufficient" or "adequate."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "hikanotés," the concept of sufficiency can be related to Hebrew terms like דַּי (dai, Strong's 1767), meaning "enough" or "sufficient."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "hikanotés" refers to the state of being sufficient or adequate. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the capability or competence that comes from God, particularly in the context of ministry and spiritual service. It emphasizes that true sufficiency is not inherent in human ability but is granted by God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of sufficiency was often linked to self-reliance and personal capability. However, the Christian understanding, as reflected in the New Testament, shifts the focus from human sufficiency to divine empowerment. This reflects a broader theological theme where believers are encouraged to rely on God's strength rather than their own.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2426</b> <i>hikanótēs</i> – <i>sufficiency</i> bringing <i>competence</i> (ability). This noun is only used in 2 Cor 3:5. <a href="/greek/2425.htm">See 2425</a> (<i>hikanos</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2425.htm">hikanos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>sufficiency<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>adequacy (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2426: ἱκανότης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἱκανότης</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἱκανητος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">sufficiency, ability or competency to do a thing</span>: <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/3-5.htm">2 Corinthians 3:5</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Lysias</span> (p. 215. a.) quoted in <span class="abbreviation">Pollux</span>; (others).)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sufficiency. <p>From <a href="/greek/2425.htm">hikanos</a>; ability -- sufficiency. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2425.htm">hikanos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ικανοτης ικανότης ἱκανότης hikanotes hikanotēs hikanótes hikanótēs ikanotes ikanotēs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 3:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀλλ' ἡ <b>ἱκανότης</b> ἡμῶν ἐκ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as [coming] from ourselves, <span class="itali">but our adequacy</span> is from God,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but our <span class="itali">sufficiency</span> [is] of God;<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> but the <span class="itali">sufficiency</span> of us [is] of<p><b><a href="/greek/2426.htm">Strong's Greek 2426</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2426.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ikanote_s_2426.htm">ἱκανότης — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2425.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2425"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2425" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2427.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2427"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2427" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>