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Lk.22:38 - Ἱκανόν ἐστιν. - "We're armed!" or "Can it!"

Posted: February 6th, 2017, 8:55 pm
by Stephen Hughes
Luke 22:38 wrote:Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Κύριε, ἰδού, μάχαιραι ὧδε δύο. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἱκανόν ἐστιν.
Is the sense of Ἱκανόν ἐστιν. to say that two swords were adequate weapons, or that Jesus was suggesting that there should be no talk of bringing weapons?