ἐπαρκέω

eparkeō · help, relieve

Greek word · Strong’s number G1884 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

eparkeō (ἐπαρκέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “help, relieve”.

Help, give relief: provide enough for someone in need.

How to say it

e·par·ke·ō

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

  1. To supply what someone in need lacks.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • it may help ×1
  • let her help ×1
  • she has helped ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • 1 Timothy 5:10

    well attested for good works: if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality, if she has washed the feet of the saints, if she has helped the afflicted, if she has devoted herself to every good work.

  • 1 Timothy 5:16

    If any believing woman has widows, let her help them, and do not let the assembly be burdened, so that it may help those who are truly widows.

And 1 more times.