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Suffice, Sufficient

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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A — 1: ἀρκέω

(Strong's #714 — Verb — arkeo — ar-keh'-o )

"to suffice," is rendered "is sufficient" in John 6:7; 2 Corinthians 12:9; "it sufficeth" in John 14:8 . See CONTENT , ENOUGH.

Note: For 1 Peter 4:3 , see B, No. 2.

A — 2: ἱκανόω

(Strong's #2427 — Verb — hikanoo — hik-an-o'-o )

"to make sufficient, render fit," is translated "made (us) sufficent" in 2 Corinthians 3:6 , RV (AV, "hath made ... able"). See ABLE , B, No. 6, Note.

B — 1: ἱκανός

(Strong's #2425 — Adjective — hikanos — hik-an-os' )

akin to A, No. 2, "enough, sufficient, fit," etc. is translated "sufficient" in 2 Corinthians 2:6,16; 3:5 . See ABLE , C, No. 2.

B — 2: ἀρκετός

(Strong's #713 — Adjective — arketos — ar-ket-os' )

akin to A, No. 1, used with eimi, "to be," translated "may suffice" in 1 Peter 4:3 . See ENOUGH , A, No. 1.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Suffice, Sufficient'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​s/suffice-sufficient.html. 1940.
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