Know the Word.

Greek word

autárkeia

αὐτάρκεια

What it means

self-satisfaction, i.e. contentedness, or a competence

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

Where it comes from

from autárkēs (αὐτάρκης)

How the King James translates it

  • sufficiency1
  • contentment1

Every place it appears 2

2 Corinthians9:8
1 Timothy6:6
autárkeia — Greek word meaning “self-satisfaction, i.e. conte”