αὐτάρκεια
autarkeia · sufficiency, contentment
Greek word · Strong’s number G841 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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autarkeia (αὐτάρκεια) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sufficiency, contentment”.
Sufficiency: having what is needed with nothing lacking; also contentment.
How to say it
au·tar·kei·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Having all one needs, lacking nothing.
- Being at peace with what one has, not wanting more.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- contentment ×1
- sufficiency ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound for you, so that in everything, always having all sufficiency, you may abound in every good work.
- 1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness with contentment is great gain.