verb
arkamō
Greekἀρκέω (arkeō)
Strong’sG714
I am sufficient, I suffice, am content, satisfied
stem ark-8 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books7 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀρκέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for הוֹן, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G714 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidar-keh'-o
properly, to ward off, i.e. (by implication) to avail (figuratively, be satisfactory)
Fromapparently a primary verb (but probably akin to G142 through the idea of raising a barrier);
King Jamesbe content, be enough, suffice, be sufficient.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| arkatōἀρκεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | enough | 2× |
| arkalōἀρκοῦσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | enough | 1× |
| arkiniἀρκεσθησόμεθα | will happen · wefuture passive indicative 1st person plural | content | 1× |
| arkateiaἀρκέσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | enough | 1× |
| arkivōrἀρκεῖσθε | happening now · yepresent passive imperative 2nd person plural | content | 1× |
| arkirōtosἀρκούμενος | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular masculine | content | 1× |
| arkirōtoisἀρκούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine | content | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arkamō | arkame | arkami | arkama | arkamē | arkamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | arkasō | arkase | arkasi | arkasa | arkasē | arkaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkatō2×ἀρκεῖ | arkate | arkati | arkata | arkatē | arkatelē |
| we 1st person plural | arkanō | arkane | arkani | arkana | arkanē | arkanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkavō | arkave | arkavi | arkava | arkavē | arkavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | arkalō1×ἀρκοῦσιν | arkale | arkali | arkala | arkalē | arkalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arkimō | arkime | arkimi | arkima | arkimē | arkimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | arkisō | arkise | arkisi | arkisa | arkisē | arkiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkitō | arkite | arkiti | arkita | arkitē | arkitelē |
| we 1st person plural | arkinō | arkine | arkini1×ἀρκεσθησόμεθα | arkina | arkinē | arkinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkivō | arkive | arkivi | arkiva | arkivē | arkivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | arkilō | arkile | arkili | arkila | arkilē | arkilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arkameiō | arkameia | arkameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | arkaseiō | arkaseia | arkaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkateiō | arkateia1×ἀρκέσῃ | arkateiē |
| we 1st person plural | arkaneiō | arkaneia | arkaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkaveiō | arkaveia | arkaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | arkaleiō | arkaleia | arkaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arkimeiō | arkimeia | arkimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | arkiseiō | arkiseia | arkiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkiteiō | arkiteia | arkiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | arkineiō | arkineia | arkineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkiveiō | arkiveia | arkiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | arkileiō | arkileia | arkileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | arkasōr | arkasar | arkasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkatōr | arkatar | arkatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkavōr | arkavar | arkavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | arkalōr | arkalar | arkalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | arkisōr | arkisar | arkisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkitōr | arkitar | arkitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkivōr1×ἀρκεῖσθε | arkivar | arkivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | arkilōr | arkilar | arkilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arkamoiō | arkamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | arkasoiō | arkasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkatoiō | arkatoia |
| we 1st person plural | arkanoiō | arkanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkavoiō | arkavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | arkaloiō | arkaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arkimoiō | arkimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | arkisoiō | arkisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkitoiō | arkitoia |
| we 1st person plural | arkinoiō | arkinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkivoiō | arkivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | arkiloiō | arkiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | arkarō | arkari | arkara | arkarē |
| acted on passive voice | arkirō | arkiri | arkira | arkirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | arkarōtos | arkaritos | arkaratos | arkarētos |
| acted on passive voice | arkirōtos2×ἀρκούμενος | arkiritos | arkiratos | arkirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
ark is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
arkatō“enough”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
John 14:8“enough”Legatō auto Filippos; Kurior, deiknuasar ni ton patēron, kai arkatō ni.Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
2 Corinthians 12:9“sufficient”kai legatē mi; Arkatō si tas charias mu; tas gar dunamias en asthenia telitō. hēdisteim oun mallon kauchemi en tai astheniai mu, hina episkēnateia epi min tas dunamias tou Christou.But 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.
arkalō“enough”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
John 6:7“enough”apokrinita auto Filippos; Diakosioi dēnarieiu artois ouk arkalō autoi hina hekastos brachuem tinem lambateia.Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”
arkini“content”will happen · wefuture passive indicative 1st person plural1×
1 Timothy 6:8“content”echarōtois de diatrofain kai skepasmeim, houtei arkini.But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
arkateia“enough”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 25:9“enough”apokrinila de tais fronimais legarōtais; Mēpote ouk mē arkateia ni kai vi; poreuevōr mallon pros toin pōlarōtoin kai agorazavar heautai.‘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.’
arkivōr“content”happening now · yepresent passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 3:14“content”eperōtale de auton kai strateuerōtois legarōtois; Tinem poianeia kai nis? kai legata autoi; Mēdenon diaseiaveia mēde sukofantaveia, kai arkivōr tei opsōniei vu.Then 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.”
arkirōtos“content”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
3 John 1:10“content”dia houtem, ean erchameia, hupomimnēskami autou teim ergeim heim poiatō, logoi ponēroi fluararōtos nin, kai mē arkirōtos epi houtei oute autos epidechetō toin adelfoin kai toin boulerōtoin kōluatō kai ek tau ekklēsau ekballatō.So 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.
arkirōtois“content”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Hebrews 13:5“content”afilarguros tos tropos; arkirōtois tei pareiarōtei; autos gar legatē; Ouk mē sin aniēkameia oude ouk mē sin enkataleipameia;Keep 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.”