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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2774" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' kon ''''' - ''''' tent ''''' ´, ''''' kon ''''' - ''''' tent´ment ''''' ( יעל , <i> ''''' ya‛al ''''' </i> ; ἀρκέω , <i> ''''' arkéō ''''' </i> ): To be free from care because of satisfaction with what is already one's own. The [[Hebrew]] means simply "to be pleased." The Greek brings out the full force of the word in 1 Timothy 6:8; Hebrews 13:5 . [[Contentment]] ( 1 Timothy 6:6 ) is more inward than satisfaction; the former is a habit or permanent state of mind, the latter has to do with some particular occurrence or object. </p> | <p> ''''' kon ''''' - ''''' tent ''''' ´, ''''' kon ''''' - ''''' tent´ment ''''' ( יעל , <i> ''''' ya‛al ''''' </i> ; ἀρκέω , <i> ''''' arkéō ''''' </i> ): To be free from care because of satisfaction with what is already one's own. The [[Hebrew]] means simply "to be pleased." The Greek brings out the full force of the word in 1 Timothy 6:8; Hebrews 13:5 . [[Contentment]] ( 1 Timothy 6:6 ) is more inward than satisfaction; the former is a habit or permanent state of mind, the latter has to do with some particular occurrence or object. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:03, 16 October 2021
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
kon - tent ´, kon - tent´ment ( יעל , ya‛al ; ἀρκέω , arkéō ): To be free from care because of satisfaction with what is already one's own. The Hebrew means simply "to be pleased." The Greek brings out the full force of the word in 1 Timothy 6:8; Hebrews 13:5 . Contentment ( 1 Timothy 6:6 ) is more inward than satisfaction; the former is a habit or permanent state of mind, the latter has to do with some particular occurrence or object.
