αὐτάρκης autarkēs

An adjective formed from αὐτός and ἀρκέω. In classical and philosophical use it means self-sufficient or independent; Abbott-Smith gives no New Testament instance of that sense. Used of a person’s state, it means content or contented. Phil 4:11 applies it to someone who has learned to be content in the circumstances he is in. In non-literary papyri the word can mean simply enough or sufficient. This entry does not decide how that contentment is grounded.