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autárkeia

sufficiency, contentment

Say it: ow-TAR-kay-ah (approximate)

αὐτάρκεια

What it means

Self-sufficiency in the sense of having enough. In 9:8, "always having all sufficiency in everything," God makes it possible. In Greek philosophy it meant being independent; Paul roots it in God's supply.

Range of meaning

  • SufficiencyHaving enough.
  • ContentmentSatisfaction with what one has.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 9

    "Always having all sufficiency in everything" (9:8).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0841 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources