verb
arkamō
Strong’sG714
I am sufficient, I suffice, am content, satisfied
stem ark-8 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books7 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
imperfect 3rd.pers.singular ἤρκειRefs 8th c.BC+future ἀρκέσω: aorist ἤρκεσα, Doric dialect ἄρκεσαRefs 5th c.BC+ —middle, aorist ἠρκεσάμην, 2nd pers.singular ἠρκέσω uncertain in Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, infinitive ἀρκέεσθαιRefs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἤρκεσμαιRefs 5th c.AD+: aorist ἠρκέσθηνRefs 1st c.AD+: future ἀρκεσθήσομαιRefs 1st c.BC+:—ward off, keep off, with dative person et accusative of things, σάκος τό οἱ ἤρκεσε λυγρὸν ὄλεθρονRefs 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 θώρηξRefs 8th c.BC+
3 assist, succour,Refs 8th c.BC+
II with accusative cognate, make good, achieve, οὐδ᾽ ἔργα μείω χειρὸς ἀρκέσας ἐμῆςRefs 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 ἤρκεσεRefs 5th c.BC+
III.3 to be a match for, with dative, ψιλὸς ἀρκέσαιμι σοί γ᾽ ὡπλισμένῳRefs 5th c.BC+
III.4 absolutely, to be enough, avail, endure, ἀρκείτω βίοςRefs 4th c.BC+; holdout, last, ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἀρκεῖνRefs 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 ὑπῆνRefs 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.. εἴκεινRefs 5th c.BC+: with accusative et infinitive, ἐμοὶ μὲν ἀρκεῖ τοῦτον ἐν δόμοις μένεινRefs 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 τούτοισιRefs 5th c.BC+
IV.2 later, with infinitive, to be contented to do, Refs 2nd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| arkovōrἀρκεῖσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural | content | 1× |
| arkorōntosἀρκούμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | content | 1× |
| arkorōntoisἀρκούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arkomō | arkome | arkomē | arkomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | arkosō | arkose | arkosē | arkoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkotō | arkote | arkotē | arkotelē |
| we 1st person plural | arkonō | arkone | arkonē | arkonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkovō | arkove | arkovē | arkovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | arkolō | arkole | arkolē | arkolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arkimi | arkima |
| you 2nd person singular | arkisi | arkisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkiti | arkita |
| we 1st person plural | arkini1×ἀρκεσθησόμεθα | arkina |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkivi | arkiva |
| they 3rd person plural | arkili | arkila |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arkomeiō | arkomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | arkoseiō | arkoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkoteiō | arkoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | arkoneiō | arkoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkoveiō | arkoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | arkoleiō | arkoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arkimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | arkiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkiteia |
| we 1st person plural | arkineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | arkileia |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | arkosōr | arkosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkotōr | arkotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkovōr1×ἀρκεῖσθε | arkovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | arkolōr | arkolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | arkisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkivar |
| they 3rd person plural | arkilar |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arkomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | arkosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | arkonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | arkoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arkimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | arkisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arkitoia |
| we 1st person plural | arkinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | arkivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | arkorō | arkorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | arkiri | arkira |
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 | arkarōntos | arkarintos | arkarantos | arkarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | arkorōntos2×ἀρκούμενος | arkorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | arkirintos | arkirantos |
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
arkatō“enough”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
John 14:8… Kurior, deikasar ni ton patron, kai arkatō ni.… the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
2 Corinthians 12:9kai legatē mi; Arkatō si tas charitas mu; tas gar …… said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is …
arkalō“enough”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
John 6:7… auto Filippos; Diakosioi dēnarieiu artois ouk arkalō autoi hina hekastos brachuem tinem labateia.… Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to …
arkini“content”will happen · wefuture passive indicative 1st person plural1×
1 Timothy 6:8echarōntois de diatrofain kai skepasmeim, houtei arkini.… food and clothing, we will be content with these.
arkateia“enough”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 25:9… tais fronimais legarōntais; Mēpote ouk mē arkateia ni kai vi; poreuovōr mallon pros …… ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead …
arkovōr“content”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 3:14… autoi; Mēdenon diaseiaveia mēde sukofantaveia, kai arkovōr tei opsōniei vu.… or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
arkorōntos“content”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
3 John 1:10“content”… logoi ponēroi fluararōntos nin, kai mē arkorōntos epi houtei oute autos epidechotō toin …… 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.
arkorōntois“content”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Hebrews 13:5afilarguros tos tropos; arkorōntois tei pareiarōntei; autos gar legatē; Ouk …… the love of money and be content with what you have, for God …