Sufficiency
ἱκανότηςStrong’s G2426hikanotēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Hikanotēs is the Greek word usually translated “sufficiency”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;”
Meaning
Usually translated “sufficiency”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sufficiency 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἱκανότης hikanotēs · sufficiency
ἱκανότης, -ητος, ἡ (ἱκανός), sufficiency, ability (Plat.): 2Co.3:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sufficiency” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SUFFI'CIENCY, noun
The state of being adequate to the end proposed.
- Qualification for any purpose.
- Competence; adequate substance or means.
- Supply equal to wants; ample stock or fund.
- Ability; adequate power.“Our sufficiency is of God” 2 Corinthians 3:5
All definitions
- Conceit; self-confidence. [See Self-sufficiency.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.