Lexicon
ἀρκετός
arketos
G0713
G:A Greek

sufficient

3
Occurrences
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Greek
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Arketos describes what is enough for a stated situation, whether a day's trouble, a disciple's likeness, or time already spent.

The three occurrences use arketos for what meets a stated limit or circumstance: the trouble belonging to a day, the expected likeness of disciple and teacher, and the past time already given to a Gentile way of life.

Senses in use

  1. Enough for a stated circumstance · dominant

    In Matthew 10:25, the neuter nominative singular form occurs in the statement that it is enough for a disciple to become like the teacher and a slave like the lord. In Matthew 6:34, the same form stands with the day's own trouble; in 1 Peter 4:3, the masculine nominative singular form describes the time that has passed in relation to the Gentiles' plan.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the clause with “enough” in Matthew 10:25 and with “Sufficient” in Matthew 6:34 and 1 Peter 4:3. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate the term in every detail.

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