Contentment Content

Contentment Content

'''A — 1: ἀκάνθινος (Strong'S #174 — Adjective — arkeo — ak-an'-thee-nos )

primarily signifies "to be sufficient, to be possessed of sufficient strength, to be strong, to be enough for a thing;" hence, "to defend, ward off;" in the Middle Voice, "to be satisfied, contented with,"  Luke 3:14 , with wages;  1 Timothy 6:8 , with food and raiment;  Hebrews 13:5 , with "such things as ye have;" negatively of Diotrephes, in  3 John 1:10 , "not content therewith." See Enough , Suffice , Sufficient.

'''A — 2: συνευδοκέω (Strong'S #4909 — Verb — suneudokeo — soon-yoo-dok-eh'-o )

in  1 Corinthians 7:12,13 , Rv, signifies "to be content:" see Consent , No. 6.

'''B — 1: αὐτάρκης (Strong'S #842 — Adjective — autarkes — ow-tar'-kace )

as found in the papyri writings, means "sufficient in oneself" (autos, "self," arkeo, "see" A), "self-sufficient, adequate, needing no assistance;" hence, "content,"  Philippians 4:11 .

'''B — 2: ἱκανός (Strong'S #2425 — Adjective — hikanos — hik-an-os' )

"sufficient," used with poieo, "to do," in  Mark 15:15 , is translated "to content (the multitude)," i.e., to do sufficient to satisfy them. See Able.

'''C — 1: αὐτάρκεια (Strong'S #841 — Noun Feminine — autarkeia — ow-tar'-ki-ah )

"contentment, satisfaction with what one has," is found in  1 Timothy 6:6 . For its other meaning "sufficiency," in  2 Corinthians 9:8 , see Sufficiency.