noun · feminine

autarkeias

Greekαὐτάρκεια (autarkeia)

Strong’sG841

self-sufficiency, independence

stem autarkei-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

contentment1×sufficiency1×

What it means

* αὐτάρκεια, -ας, ἡ

(< αὐτάρκης, q.v.),

(a) sufficiency (MM, s.v.): in subjective sense (v. Milligan, NTD, 57), II Co 9:8;

(b) contentment: I Ti 6:6.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G841 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidow-tar'-ki-ah

self-satisfaction, i.e. (abstractly) contentedness, or (concretely) a competence

Fromfrom G842;

King Jamescontentment, sufficiency.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	autarkeias	autarkeiais
object accusative	autarkeian1×αὐτάρκειαν	autarkeiain
direct address vocative	autarkeiar	autarkeiair
of, belonging to genitive	autarkeiau1×αὐταρκείας	autarkeiaiu
to, for dative	autarkeia	autarkeiai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

autarkeistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

autarkeia 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

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

autarkeian“sufficiency”objectaccusative singular1×

2 Corinthians 9:8“sufficiency”dunatatō de tos theos pantan charian perisseuara eis vin, hina en pante pantote pantan autarkeian echarōtois perisseuaveiō eis pantem ergem agathem;And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

autarkeiau“contentment”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

1 Timothy 6:6“contentment”atō de porismos megos tas eusebeias meta autarkeiau;Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.