Strong's Lexicon
G841 — αὐτάρκεια
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G841 |
|---|---|
| Word: | αὐτάρκεια |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G842 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | autarkeia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | au-tar'-kei-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. self-satisfaction 2. (abstractly) contentedness 3. (concretely) a competence |
| KJV Renderings: | contentment, sufficiency |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
αὐτάρκεια, αὐταρκείας, ἡ (αὐτάρκης, which see), a perfect condition of life, in which no aid or support is needed; equivalent to τελειότης κτήσεως ἀγαθῶν, Plato, def., p. 412 b.; often in Aristotle, (defined by him (pol. 7, 5 at the beginning, p. 1326{b}, 29) as follows: τό πάντα ὑπάρχειν καί δεῖσθαι μηθενός ἀυταρκες; cf. Lightfoot on Php 4:11); hence, a sufficiency of the necessaries of life: 2Co 9:8; subjectively, a mind contented with its lot, contentment: 1Ti 6:6; ((Diogenes Laërtius 10, 130).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
αὐτάρκεια (contentment)
2 Corinthians 9:8
- KJV: And God able all grace abound toward you that ye, always having all sufficiency in all may abound to every good work
- GK: δυνατός δε ο θεός πάσαν χάριν περισσεύσαι εις υμάς ίνα εν παντί πάντοτε πάσαν αυτάρκειαν έχοντες περισσεύητε εις παν έργον αγαθόν
1 Timothy 6:6
- KJV: But godliness with contentment is great gain
- GK: έστι δε πορισμός μέγας η ευσεβέια μετά αυταρκείας
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