Lexical Definition

‎αὐτάρκης‎ autárkēs (ow-tar'-kace) self-sufficient ^G:A
from ‎αὐτός‎ and ‎ἀρκέω‎

content.

• self-complacent, i.e. contented

Abbott-Smith

αὐτάρκης, -ες (< αὐτός, ἀρκέω), [in LXX: Pr 24:31 (30:8) (חֹק), Si 5:1 11:24 34 (31):28 40:18, IV Mac 9:9*;]
as in cl., in philosophical sense, self-sufficient, independent; subjectively, contented: Phl 4:11 (in non-lit. π., the word means simply enough, sufficient; MM, s.v.).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

αὐτάρκης-ης, ες,

(ἀρκέω) sufficient in oneself, self-supporting, independent of others, ἀνθρώπου σῶμα ἓν οὐδὲν αὔ. ἐστιν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς εὐδαιμονίαν, of ἀρετή, [αὐτάρκηςη φρονεῖν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 29; νηδὺς αὐ. τέκνων ">Refs 5th c.BC+]helping itself, acting instinctively, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; αὐ. βοή a self-reliant shout, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἰκία -έστερον ἑνός, πόλις δ᾽ οἰκίας[Refs 4th c.BC+]; σῶμα αὔ. πρός τι strong enough for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, able of oneself to do a thing, εἰ γὰρ αὐτάρκηςη τὰ ψηφίσματα ἦν ἢ ὑμᾶς ἀναγκάζειν κτλ.[Refs 5th c.BC+]. adverb -κως, ἔχειν[Refs 4th c.BC+]: superlative -έστατα, ζῆν[Refs 5th c.BC+]

__II sufficient in quantity, ἀργύριον αὔ. εἰς σιτωνίαν[Refs 1st c.AD+]; ὄξους τὸ -έστατον[Refs 2nd c.AD+]adverb -κως sufficiently, [Refs 1st c.AD+]