G714
ἀρκέω
arkéō
properly, to ward off, i.e. (by implication) to avail (figuratively, be satisfactory)
Lexicon
Derivation: apparently a primary verb (but probably akin to G142 (αἴρω) through the idea of raising a barrier);
properly, to ward off, i.e. (by implication) to avail (figuratively, be satisfactory)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be content, be enough, suffice, be sufficient
Usage
8 occurrences · 0 OT · 8 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- content2 · 18%
- there be1 · 9%
- enough1 · 9%
- be content1 · 9%
- is1 · 9%
- sufficient1 · 9%
- it sufficeth1 · 9%
- is sufficient1 · 9%
- let us be1 · 9%
- and be content1 · 9%
Inflected forms found in the text.
ἀρκεῖ2ἀρκεσθησόμεθα.¶1ἀρκούμενος1ἀρκούμενοι1ἀρκεῖσθε1ἀρκοῦσιν1ἀρκέσῃ1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.