Vincent Word Studies - 1 Timothy 6:6 - 6:6

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Contentment (αὐταρκείας)

Only here and 2Co 9:8. The adjective αὐτάρκης self-sufficient, Phi 4:11. Comp. Sir. 40:18. Αὐτάρκεια is an inward self-sufficiency, as opposed to the lack or the desire of outward things. It was a favorite Stoic word, expressing the doctrine of that sect that a man should be sufficient unto himself for all things, and able, by the power of his own will, to resist the force of circumstances. In Ps. of Sol. 5:18, we read: “Blessed is the man whom God remembereth with a sufficiency convenient for him” (ἐν συμμετρίᾳ αὐταρκεσίας); that is, with a sufficiency proportioned to his needs.