Luke 22:38 ... It is enough.

Spoken to
Apostles

Last Supper after apostles show him two swords. 

KJV

Luke 22:38 ... It is enough.

NIV

Luke 22:38 ... That’s enough!

LISTENERS HEARD

It is sufficient.

LOST IN TRANSLATION

From the singular form of the words, we can tell that Jesus is referring to having the swords, not the swords themselves. The word translated "enough" was only used by Jesus in two verses. 

 

MY TAKE

Enough is enough.

GREEK (Each Word Explained Bottom of Page)
GREEK ORDER

 

Ἱκανόν    ἐστιν.
sufficient It is

# KJV TRANSLATION ISSUES
0

 It is enough.

# NIV TRANSLATION ISSUES
1

That(CW) ’s enough!

  • CW --Confusing Word -- This is not what is usually translated as "that". 
EACH WORD of KJV

It -- This is from the third-person, singular form of the verb.

is -- The verb "is" here is the common form of "to be" in Greek. It means to have a certain characteristic or remain in a certain condition. It also equates terms or assigns characteristics.

enough -- "Enough" is from an adjective that means "sufficing", "becoming", "befitting", "competent to do", "capable", "sufficient" and "satisfactory".

 

 

EACH WORD of NIV

That -- (CW) This is from the third-person, singular form of the verb. This is not what is usually translated as "that". 

’s -- The verb "is" here is the common form of "to be" in Greek. It means to have a certain characteristic or remain in a certain condition. It also equates terms or assigns characteristics.

enough -- "Enough" is from an adjective that means "sufficing", "becoming", "befitting", "competent to do", "capable", " sufficient" and "satisfactory".

COMPARISON: GREEK to KJV

Ἱκανόν  [2 verses]( adj sg neut nom ) "Enough" is hikanos, which means "sufficing", "becoming", "befitting", "competent to do", " capable", " sufficient" and "satisfactory".

ἐστιν. (verb 3rd sg pres ind act) "Is" is eimi, which means "to be", "to exist", "to be the case", of circumstance and events "to happen" and "is possible". (The future form is "esomai". The 3rd person present indicative is "esti".)

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