1884. eparkeo

Strong's Lexicon

eparkeo: To help, to aid, to assist, to be sufficient for

Original Word: ἐπαρκέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: eparkeo
Pronunciation: eh-par-KEH-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ar-keh'-o)
Definition: To help, to aid, to assist, to be sufficient for
Meaning: I aid, relieve, do service, render help, am strong enough for.

Word Origin: From the combination of "epi" (ἐπί), meaning "upon" or "over," and "arkeo" (ἀρκέω), meaning "to suffice" or "to be enough."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "eparkeo," the concept of providing help or sufficiency can be related to Hebrew words like "עָזַר" (azar, Strong's H5826), meaning "to help" or "to support."

Usage: The verb "eparkeo" is used in the New Testament to convey the idea of providing help or assistance, particularly in a way that is sufficient to meet a need. It implies not just a temporary or partial aid, but a complete and adequate support that fully addresses the situation at hand.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of sufficiency and aid was often tied to the patron-client relationships, where patrons provided for the needs of their clients. This cultural backdrop highlights the significance of "eparkeo" as a term that denotes reliable and sufficient support, reflecting the divine provision and care that God extends to His people.

HELPS Word-studies

1884 eparkéō (from 1909 /epí, "on, fitting" intensifying 714 /arkéō, "suffice, satisfy") – properly, "make sufficient" by supplying appropriate help, i.e. sharing aid that is especially fit ("apt, meet").

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1884: ἐπαρκέω

ἐπαρκέω, ἐπάρκω; 1 aorist (ἐπηρκεσα), subjunctive ἐπαρκέσω; properly, to avail or be strong enough for ... (see ἀρκέω); hence,

a. to ward off or drive away, τί τίνι, a thing for another's advantage equivalent to a thing from anyone (Homer), to defend.

b. to aid, give assistance, relieve (Herodotus, Aeschyl, others): τίνι, 1 Timothy 5:10; middle, to give aid from one's own resources, 1 Timothy 5:16 according to the reading ἐπαρκείσθω (L text T Tr WH marginal reading) for ἐπαρκείτω (R G L marginal reading WH text); (κατά δύναμιν ἀλλήλοις ἐπάρκειν, Xenophon, mem. 2, 7, 1).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

relieve, assist

From epi and arkeo; to avail for, i.e. Help -- relieve.

see GREEK epi

see GREEK arkeo

Forms and Transliterations

επαρκειτω επαρκείτω ἐπαρκείτω επαρκεση επαρκέση ἐπαρκέσῃ επάρσεις έπαρσιν επαρσις έπαρσις επαρυστήρα επαρυστρίδας επαρυστρίδες επηρκεσεν επήρκεσεν ἐπήρκεσεν eparkeito eparkeitō eparkeíto eparkeítō eparkese eparkesē eparkései eparkésēi eperkesen epērkesen epḗrkesen

Englishman's Concordance

1 Timothy 5:10 V-AIA-3S
GRK: εἰ θλιβομένοις ἐπήρκεσεν εἰ παντὶ
NAS: if she has assisted those in distress,
KJV: if she have relieved the afflicted,
INT: if to the oppressed she imparted relief if every

1 Timothy 5:16 V-PMA-3S
GRK: ἔχει χήρας ἐπαρκείτω αὐταῖς καὶ
NAS: [dependent] widows, she must assist them and the church
KJV: widows, let them relieve them,
INT: have widows let impart relief to them and

1 Timothy 5:16 V-ASA-3S
GRK: ὄντως χήραις ἐπαρκέσῃ
NAS: so that it may assist those
KJV: that it may relieve them that are widows
INT: truly [needy] widows it might impart relief

Strong's Greek 1884
3 Occurrences

ἐπαρκείτω — 1 Occ.
ἐπαρκέσῃ — 1 Occ.
ἐπήρκεσεν — 1 Occ.