Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

αὐτάρκης

Third declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: αὐτάρκης αὐτάρκες

Structure: αὐταρκη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: a)rke/w

Sense

  1. sufficient in oneself, having enough, independent, acting of itself, that supplies itself, independent of imports, strong enough, able of oneself to do, a sufficient, vigorous

Examples

  • αὐταρκέστερον γάρ· (Aristotle, Rhetoric, Book 1, chapter 7 10:2)
  • καὶ ὅταν τόδε μὲν ἄνευ τοῦδε μὴ ᾖ, ἢ μὴ δυνατὸν ᾖ γενέσθαι, θάτερον δὲ ἄνευ τούτου, αὐταρκέστερον δὲ τὸ μὴ δεόμενον, ὥστε φαίνεται μεῖζον ἀγαθόν. (Aristotle, Rhetoric, Book 1, chapter 7 11:1)
  • οἰκία μὲν γὰρ αὐταρκέστερον ἑνόσ, πόλισ δ’ οἰκίασ, καὶ βούλεταί γ’ ἤδη τότε εἶναι πόλισ ὅταν αὐτάρκη συμβαίνῃ τὴν κοινωνίαν εἶναι τοῦ πλήθουσ· (Aristotle, Politics, Book 2 21:2)

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION