ἀρκέω arkéō

Greek · Strong's G714 · used 8 times in 8 verses

Meaning

properly, to ward off, i.e. (by implication) to avail (figuratively, be satisfactory)

In the King James Version: be content, be enough, suffice, be sufficient

Derivation: apparently a primary verb (but probably akin to G142 (αἴρω) through the idea of raising a barrier);

Matthew 25:9 ‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
Luke 3:14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
John 6:7 Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”
John 14:8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
2 Corinthians 12:9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
1 Timothy 6:8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
3 John 1:10 So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.