King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G842
Transliteration: autarkēs
Phonetic Spelling: (ow-tar'-kace)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: self-sufficient, sufficient
Meaning: self-sufficient, sufficient
αὐτάρκης (on the accent see Chandler § 705), ἀυταρκες, (αὐτός, ἀρκέω) (from Aeschylus down), "sufficient for oneself, strong enough or possessing enough to need no aid or support; independent of external circumstances"; often in Greek writings from (Aeschylus and) Herodotus 1, 32 down. Subjectively, contented with one's lot, with one's means, though the slenderest: Philippians 4:11 (so Sir. 40:18; Polybius 6, 48, 7; (Diogenes Laërtius 2, 24 of Socrates, αὐτάρκης καί σεμνός). (Cf. αὐτάρκεια).
Word Summary
autarkēs: self-sufficient, sufficient
Original Word: αὐτάρκηςTransliteration: autarkēs
Phonetic Spelling: (ow-tar'-kace)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: self-sufficient, sufficient
Meaning: self-sufficient, sufficient
Strong's Concordance
content. From autos and arkeo; self-complacent, i.e. Contented -- content.
see GREEK autos
see GREEK arkeo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 842: αὐτάρκηςαὐτάρκης (on the accent see Chandler § 705), ἀυταρκες, (αὐτός, ἀρκέω) (from Aeschylus down), "sufficient for oneself, strong enough or possessing enough to need no aid or support; independent of external circumstances"; often in Greek writings from (Aeschylus and) Herodotus 1, 32 down. Subjectively, contented with one's lot, with one's means, though the slenderest: Philippians 4:11 (so Sir. 40:18; Polybius 6, 48, 7; (Diogenes Laërtius 2, 24 of Socrates, αὐτάρκης καί σεμνός). (Cf. αὐτάρκεια).