The corpus record

ἱκᾰν-όω

ikanoo

make sufficient, qualify

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Where it lives

Malachias 1 · 7.2/10k
Colossians 1 · 6.46/10k
Canticum 1 · 5.14/10k
2 Corinthians 1 · 2.23/10k
Psalmi Salomonis 1 · 2.1/10k
Esther 1 · 1.81/10k
Regnorum III 3 · 1.57/10k
Deuteronomium 3 · 1.34/10k
Paralipomenon I 1 · 0.75/10k
Ezechiel 2 · 0.69/10k
Numeri 1 · 0.43/10k
Genesis 1 · 0.33/10k

Densest 12 of 13 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ἱκᾰν-όω · hikan-oō — LSJ

make sufficient, qualify, to be empowered, to be made complete, brought to perfection

make sufficient, qualify, 2 Ep.Cor. 3.6:—Pass., to be empowered, PTeb. 20.8 (ii B.C.); to be made complete, brought to perfection, of the soul, τῷ περιέχοντι Hierocl. p.9A.

II to be satisfied, content, let it suffice

Pass., to be satisfied, content, τινι D.H. 2.74: abs., Teles p. 39 H., cf. LXX Ma. 3.10; ἱκανούσθω ὑμῖν, c. inf., let it suffice you . . , i.e. do it no more, LXX 3 Ki. 12.28, al.: abs., ib. Nu. 16.7.

In the wild

ἱκανῶςʼ · hikanōsʼ Aristotle, Metaphysics book 6 (DIORISIS sentence 1595)
ἱκάνωσεν · hikanōsen New Testament, 2 Corinthians 3.5 (DIORISIS sentence 43)
ἱκανώσαντι · hikanōsanti New Testament, Colossians 1.9 (DIORISIS sentence 5)
ἱκανούμενος · hikanoumenos Septuaginta, Canticum 7
Ἱκανούσθω · Hikanousthō Septuaginta, Deuteronomium 1
Ἱκανούσθω · Hikanousthō Septuaginta, Deuteronomium 2

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Where it came from

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