Quick Definition
ἀρκέω v. I am sufficient, I suffice, am content, satisfied
Strong's Definition
apparently a primary verb (but probably akin to 142 through the idea of raising a barrier); properly, to ward off, i.e. (by implication) to avail (figuratively, be satisfactory)
KJV Usage: be content, be enough, suffice, be sufficient
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | αὐτάρκεια · αὐτάρκης · ἀρκετός · ἐπαρκέω
59.46 · Quantity · Enough, Sufficient
to be sufficient, to be adequate, to be enough to be sufficient or adequate for a particular purpose, with the implication of leading to satisfaction
25.81 · (ἀρκέομαι) · Attitudes and Emotions · Content, Satisfied
to be content, to be satisfied to be happy or content as the result of having what one desires or needs to be In a number of languages ‘to be content’ is expressed negatively, for example, ‘to not complain.’ In other instances, one may be forced to employ a type of direct or indirect discourse, for example, ‘to acknowledge that it is enough’ or ‘to say, It is all that is needed.’
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀρκέω arkeō 8x
pr. to ward off; thence; to be of service, avail; to suffice, be enough, Mt. 25:9; pass. to be contented, satisfied, Lk. 3:14; 1 Tim. 6:8; Heb. 13:5; 3 Jn. 10
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἀρκέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for הוֹן, etc.;]
to keep off; c. dat., to assist.
to suffice: c. dat. pers., Jo 6:7, II Co 12:9; impers., Mt 25:9, Jo 14:8 (MM, s.v.). Pass., to be satisfied: c. dat. rei, Lk 3:14, I Ti 6:8, He 13:5; seq. ἐπί, III Jo 10.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἀρκέω. For an impersonal use of ἀρκέω, as in Jn 145, see Τ Lond 9641* (ii/iii A.D.) (= III. p. 212) λαβὼν κοτύλας τ[όϊσας φακῶν ἵνα ἀρκέσ[ῃ] ἡ[μ]ῖν, and cf. the late P Oxy I. 1311! (vi/vii A.D.) where, with reference to a disputed inheritance, it is stated that a father bequeathed half an acre of his land to a son, saying that it ‘‘is enough” for him— ὅτι ἀρκεῖ αὐτῷ Td ἡμιαρούριον. For the middle and passive, cf. P Giss I. 6815 8. (ii/A.D.) ἠγόρασα yap ἐνθάδε τριακοσίων δραχμῶν κ[α]ὶ οὐκ ἀρκεῖται, and P Goodsp 5% (ii/A.D.) ἀρκουμένων ἡμῶν τῇδε τῇ διαστολ(ῇ) with the simple dative, as Lk 315: so P Lips I. 334 (a.p. 368) Νεμεσίλλᾳν καὶ Διονυϊσίαν] ἀρκεσθῆναι προ[ι]ξεὲὲ β[ο]υλόμενος, CP Herm 91 οὐδὲ τούτοις ἀρκεσθέντες, αἰ. It has ἐπί ᾽ς 3 Jn!) in P Lond 451" (B.c, 160-59) (= I. p. 36) οὐκ ἀρκεσθέντες ἐφ᾽ ols ἦσαν διαπεπραγμένοι, and P Tor I. 111:18 (p.c. 116) (= Carest II. p. 32) οὐκ ἀρκεσθέντες δὲ ἐπὶ τῶι ἐνοικεῖν ἐν τῆι ἐμῆι οἰκίαι, ἀλλὰ καὶ κτλ. (indic.). Add P Amh 11. γγ,}9 (A.D. 139) πλείσίτ]α[ιἰς πληγαῖς pe ἠκίσατο, καὶ μὴ ἀρκεσθε[λ]ς ἐπή[ν]εγκέ μοι KTA., P Ryl 11. 145}9 (Α.Ὁ. 38) ἔτι καὶ μὴ ἀρκ[εσ]θεὶς κτλ., ‘not content with heaping insults on my dependants,” etc. (Edd.) (following a present pte.), P Oxy I. 114" (ii/ili A.D.) ἐὰν οὖν μὴ ἀρκεσθῇ τὸ κέρμα, ‘if the cash is not sufficient.” With the last citation under ἀρκετός cf. Aaibe/ 4137 ἄρκεο μοῖρα θανόντι νέω[ι].
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἀρκέω (arkeō) — be sufficient. ἀρκέω, imperfect 3rd.pers.singular ἤρκει[Refs 8th c.BC+]future ἀρκέσω: aorist ἤρκεσα, Doric dialect ἄρκεσα[Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, aorist ἠρκεσάμην, 2nd pers.singular ἠρκέσω uncertain in [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, infinitive ἀρκέεσθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἤρκεσμαι[Refs 5th c.AD+]: aorist ἠρκέσθην[Refs 1st c.AD+]: future ἀρκεσθήσομαι[Refs 1st c.BC+]:—ward off, keep off, with dative person et accusative of things, σάκος τό οἱ ἤρκεσε λυγρὸν ὄλεθρον[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὡς οὐκ ἀρκέσοι τὸ μὴ οὐ.. θανεῖν would not keep off death, [Refs]
2. with dative only, defend, πυκινὸς δέ οἱ ἤρκεσε θώρηξ[Refs 8th c.BC+]
3. assist, succour,[Refs 8th c.BC+]
II. with accusative cognate, make good, achieve, οὐδ᾽ ἔργα μείω χειρὸς ἀρκέσας ἐμῆς[Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. mostly in Trag., and always in Prose, to be strong enough, suffice, with infinitive, first in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀρκῶ σοι σαφηνίσαι (-σας Linwood) [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle, ἀρκέσω θνῄσκουσ᾽ ἐγώ my death will suffice, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔνδον ἀρκείτω μένων let him be content to stay within, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; elliptically, σοφοὺς ὥσπερ σύ, μηδὲν μᾶλλον· ἀρκέσουσι γάρ [σοφοὶ ὄντες] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ταὐτὸν ἀρκεῖ σκῶμμα ἐπὶ πάντας holds equally for all, [Refs]; ὅτ᾽ οὐκέτ᾽ ἀρκεῖ [ἡ μάθησις] when it avails no more, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2. with dative, suffice for, satisfy, οὐδὲ ταῦτά τοι μοῦνα ἤρκεσε[Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.3. to be a match for, with dative, ψιλὸς ἀρκέσαιμι σοί γ᾽ ὡπλισμένῳ[Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.4. absolutely, to be enough, avail, endure, ἀρκείτω βίος[Refs 4th c.BC+]; holdout, last, ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἀρκεῖν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδ᾽ ἔτ᾽ ἀρκῶ I can hold out no longer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὥστε ἀρκεῖν πλοῖα to be sufficient in number, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently in participle, ἀρκῶν, οῦσα, οῦν, sufficient, enough, βίος ἀρκέων ὑπῆν[Refs 5th c.BC+]a sufficiency, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀρκοῦντα or τἀρκοῦντα ἔχειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.5. impersonal, ἀρκεῖ μοι 'tis enough for me, I am well content, with infinitive, οὐκ ἀρκέσει ποθ᾽ ὑμὶν.. εἴκειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative et infinitive, ἐμοὶ μὲν ἀρκεῖ τοῦτον ἐν δόμοις μένειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀρκεῖ ἢν.., ὅτι.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔμ᾽ ἀρκεῖ βουλεύειν 'tis enough that I.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἀρκοῦν μοί ἐστι, with accusative et infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀρκεῖν δοκεῖ μοι it seems enough, seems good, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV. in passive, to be satisfied with, with dative of things, poetical cited in Greg.Cor.[same place]; ἔφη οὐκέτι ἀρκέεσθαι τούτοισι[Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV.2. later, with infinitive, to be contented to do, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]