Strong G842αὐτάρκης
self-sufficient
- Transliteration
- autarkēs
- Pronunciation
- ow-tar'-kace
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
αὐτάρκης, -ες
(αὐτός, ἀρκέω), [in LXX: Pro.30:8 (חֹק), Sir.5:1 11:24 31:28 40:18, 4Ma.9:9 *;]
as in cl., in philosophical sense, self-sufficient, independent; subjectively, contented: Php.4:11 (in non-lit. π., the word means simply enough, sufficient; MM, see word).†
(AS)
(αὐτός, ἀρκέω), [in LXX: Pro.30:8 (חֹק), Sir.5:1 11:24 31:28 40:18, 4Ma.9:9 *;]
as in cl., in philosophical sense, self-sufficient, independent; subjectively, contented: Php.4:11 (in non-lit. π., the word means simply enough, sufficient; MM, see word).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G842 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- content1
First verses
- Philippians 4:11Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
αὐτάρκ-ης, ες,
(ἀρκέω) sufficient in oneself, self-supporting, independent of others, ἀνθρώπου σῶμα ἓν οὐδὲν αὔ. ἐστιν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.32; αὐ. εἰς πάντα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 271d)]; εἰς εὐδαιμονίαν, of ἀρετή, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Zeno Citieus Stoicus 1.46; οὐκ αὐ. ἀλλὰ πολλῶν ἐνδεής 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 369b; ὁ σοφὸς -έστατος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1177b1, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Gnomologium Vaticanum - Kleine Schriften” 45; αὐτάρκη φρονεῖν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 29; νηδὺς αὐ. τέκνων)]helping itself, acting instinctively, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 757)]; αὐ. βοή a self-reliant shout, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1057 (assuming variant); πόλις αὐ. θέσιν κειμένη 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.37, compare 2.36 (_superlative_))]; οἰκία -έστερον ἑνός, πόλις δ᾽ οἰκίας[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1261b11; τὸ τέλειον ἀγαθὸν αὔ. εἶναι δοκεῖ [prev. author] “EN” 1097b8)]; σῶμα αὔ. πρός τι strong enough for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.51, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.8.11)]: with infinitive, able of oneself to do a thing, εἰ γὰρ αὐτάρκη τὰ ψηφίσματα ἦν ἢ ὑμᾶς ἀναγκάζειν κτλ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (D 3.14, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.3.4)]. adverb -κως, ἔχειν[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1362a27)]: superlative -έστατα, ζῆν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.14.)]
II sufficient in quantity, ἀργύριον αὔ. εἰς σιτωνίαν[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.69; ὕδωρ αὔ. τοῖς ποιμνίοις 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 2.11.2, compare “PLond.” 3. 1166.6 (1st c.AD), “POxy.” 729.19 (2nd c.AD))]; ὄξους τὸ -έστατον[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 13.1046.)]adverb -κως sufficiently, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“BGU” 665.18 (1st c.AD), 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 3.3.3, “Theologumena Arithmeticae” 45.)]
(ἀρκέω) sufficient in oneself, self-supporting, independent of others, ἀνθρώπου σῶμα ἓν οὐδὲν αὔ. ἐστιν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.32; αὐ. εἰς πάντα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 271d)]; εἰς εὐδαιμονίαν, of ἀρετή, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Zeno Citieus Stoicus 1.46; οὐκ αὐ. ἀλλὰ πολλῶν ἐνδεής 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 369b; ὁ σοφὸς -έστατος 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1177b1, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Gnomologium Vaticanum - Kleine Schriften” 45; αὐτάρκη φρονεῖν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 29; νηδὺς αὐ. τέκνων)]helping itself, acting instinctively, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 757)]; αὐ. βοή a self-reliant shout, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1057 (assuming variant); πόλις αὐ. θέσιν κειμένη 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.37, compare 2.36 (_superlative_))]; οἰκία -έστερον ἑνός, πόλις δ᾽ οἰκίας[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1261b11; τὸ τέλειον ἀγαθὸν αὔ. εἶναι δοκεῖ [prev. author] “EN” 1097b8)]; σῶμα αὔ. πρός τι strong enough for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.51, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.8.11)]: with infinitive, able of oneself to do a thing, εἰ γὰρ αὐτάρκη τὰ ψηφίσματα ἦν ἢ ὑμᾶς ἀναγκάζειν κτλ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (D 3.14, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.3.4)]. adverb -κως, ἔχειν[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1362a27)]: superlative -έστατα, ζῆν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.2.14.)]
II sufficient in quantity, ἀργύριον αὔ. εἰς σιτωνίαν[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.69; ὕδωρ αὔ. τοῖς ποιμνίοις 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 2.11.2, compare “PLond.” 3. 1166.6 (1st c.AD), “POxy.” 729.19 (2nd c.AD))]; ὄξους τὸ -έστατον[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 13.1046.)]adverb -κως sufficiently, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“BGU” 665.18 (1st c.AD), 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 3.3.3, “Theologumena Arithmeticae” 45.)]