Word Study · Strong's G714 · Greek

ἀρκέω

arkeo

ar-keh'-o

Strong's 1890 spelling: arkéō

“properly, to ward off, i.e. (by implication) to avail (figuratively, be satisfactory)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

properly, to ward off, i.e. (by implication) to avail (figuratively, be satisfactory)

Rendered in the KJV as

be content, be enough, suffice, be sufficient.

8
occurrencesin the New Testament
7 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
7
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 8 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 7

ἀρκεῖ2
ἀρκεῖσθε1
ἀρκέσῃ1
ἀρκεσθησόμεθα.¶1
ἀρκούμενοι1
ἀρκούμενος1
ἀρκοῦσιν1

How it is rendered · 7

being satisfied2
are sufficient1
do be content1
it is enough1
it may suffice1
Suffices1
we will be content.1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 7

verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular2
verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1
verb · future passive, statement · 1st person plural1
verb · present active, statement · 3rd person plural1
verb · present passive, command · 2nd person plural1
verb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
verb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-PAI-3S · 2
V-AAS-3S · 1
V-FPI-1P · 1
V-PAI-3P · 1
V-PPM-2P · 1
V-PPP-NPM · 1
V-PPP-NSM · 1

All 8, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

John2 of 8 · 25%
Matthew1 of 8 · 13%
Luke1 of 8 · 13%
2 Corinthians1 of 8 · 13%
1 Timothy1 of 8 · 13%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 25:9ἀρκέσῃarkesēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’here: it may suffice

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 3:14ἀρκεῖσθεarkeistheverb · present passive, command · 2nd person pluralThen some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”here: do be content

John2 occurrences

2 Corinthians1 occurrence

2 Corinthians 12:9ἀρκεῖarkeiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularBut He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.here: Suffices

1 Timothy1 occurrence

1 Timothy 6:8ἀρκεσθησόμεθα.¶arkesthēsomethaverb · future passive, statement · 1st person pluralBut if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.here: we will be content.

Hebrews1 occurrence

Hebrews 13:5ἀρκούμενοιarkoumenoiverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralKeep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”here: being satisfied

3 John1 occurrence

3 John 1:10ἀρκούμενοςarkoumenosverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSo if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.here: being satisfied

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