Acts 17:9:4Acts.17.9.W4TAB
ἱκανὸν
hikanon
“sufficient amount”
- Transliteration
- hi-ka-NON
- Extended
- hih-kah-NOHN
- IPA
- /hi.kaˈnon/
Meaning by language
- English
- sufficient amount
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hi-ka-NON
- sentence
KAI la-BON-tes to hi-ka-NON pa-RA tou i-A-so-nos KAI tôn loi-PON a-PE-ly-san au-TOUS
Exegesis
The phrase to hikanon {τὸ ἱκανὸν | tò hikanón} ‘the sufficient (thing)’ is an accusative object used idiomatically for an adequate amount or form of security, most likely legal or financial.
Root and etymology
hik-iota with rough breathing–kappa
“sufficient, adequate”
In context — Acts 17:9
And having taken what was sufficient from Jason and the rest , they released them.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 17:9, so the Greek word ἱκανὸν (hikanon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.17.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.9.W4.S1) and character.