713. arketos
Strong's Lexicon
arketos: Sufficient, enough

Original Word: ἀρκετός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: arketos
Pronunciation: ar-ke-TOS
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-ket-os')
Definition: Sufficient, enough
Meaning: sufficient, enough.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἀρκέω (arkeō), meaning "to be sufficient" or "to be enough."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀρκετός, the concept of sufficiency is often expressed in the Hebrew Bible with words like דַּי (day), meaning "enough" or "sufficient," as seen in passages like Exodus 36:7.

Usage: The Greek adjective ἀρκετός (arketos) is used to convey the idea of sufficiency or adequacy. It implies that something is enough to meet a need or requirement. In the New Testament, it often refers to the sufficiency of God's provision or the adequacy of a certain measure or action.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of sufficiency was significant in philosophical and ethical discussions. The idea of being content with what one has was a virtue, often associated with self-control and wisdom. In the Jewish context, sufficiency was also linked to reliance on God's provision, as seen in the Old Testament narratives of God's care for Israel.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from arkeó
Definition
sufficient
NASB Translation
enough (2), sufficient (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 713: ἀρκετός

ἀρκετός, ἀρκετη, ἀρκετόν (ἀρκέω), sufficient: Matthew 6:34 (where the meaning is, 'Let the present day's trouble suffice for a man, and let him not rashly increase it by anticipating the cares of days to come'; (on the neuter cf. Winers Grammar, § 58, 5; Buttmann, 127 (111))); ἀρκετόν τῷ μαθητῇ (A. V. it is enough for the disciple i. e.) let him be content etc., followed by ἵνα, Matthew 10:25; followed by an infinitive, 1 Peter 4:3. (Chrysippus of Tyana quoted in Athen. 3, 79, p. 113b.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
enough, sufficient.

From arkeo; satisfactory -- enough, suffice (-ient).

see GREEK arkeo

Forms and Transliterations
αρκετον αρκετόν ἀρκετὸν αρκετος αρκετός ἀρκετὸς αρκεύθινα αρκευθίνων άρκευθος arketon arketòn arketos arketòs
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 6:34 Adj-NNS
GRK: μεριμνήσει ἑαυτῆς ἀρκετὸν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ
NAS: Each day has enough trouble
KJV: of itself. Sufficient unto the day
INT: will be anxious about itself Sufficient to the day [is]

Matthew 10:25 Adj-NNS
GRK: ἀρκετὸν τῷ μαθητῇ
NAS: It is enough for the disciple
KJV: It is enough for the disciple that
INT: Sufficient for the disciple

1 Peter 4:3 Adj-NMS
GRK: ἀρκετὸς γὰρ ὁ
NAS: already past is sufficient [for] [you] to have carried
KJV: of [our] life may suffice us
INT: sufficient indeed the

Strong's Greek 713
3 Occurrences


ἀρκετὸν — 2 Occ.
ἀρκετὸς — 1 Occ.

















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