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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

2. (n.) That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.

3. (n.) Power of containing; capacity; extent; size.

4. (n.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents.

5. (v.) To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.

6. (v.) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.

7. (n.) Rest or quietness of the mind in one's present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness.

8. (n.) Acquiescence without examination.

9. (n.) That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.

10. (n.) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote; also, a member who votes Content..

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CONTENT; CONTENTMENT

kon-tent', kon-tent'-ment (ya`al; arkeo): To be free from care because of satisfaction with what is already one's own. The Hebrew means simply "to be pleased." The Greek brings out the full force of the word in 1 Timothy 6:8 Hebrews 13:5. Contentment (1 Timothy 6:6) is more inward than satisfaction; the former is a habit or permanent state of mind, the latter has to do with some particular occurrence or object.

Greek

842. autarkes -- self-sufficient, sufficient
... Cognate: 842 (the adjectival form of 841 , "contentment") -- properly, self-sufficient,
content in the sense of being satisfied because living in God's content ...
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714. arkeo -- to assist, suffice
... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: arkeo Phonetic Spelling: (ar-keh'-o) Short
Definition: I am sufficient, I suffice, am content, satisfied Definition: I ...
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2758. kenoo -- to empty
... to empty. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kenoo Phonetic Spelling:
(ken-o'-o) Short Definition: I empty, deprive of content, make unreal Definition: ( ...
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2425. hikanos -- sufficient, fit
... hikano or hikneomai, akin to heko) (to arrive); competent (as if coming in season),
ie Ample (in amount) or fit (in character) -- able, + content, enough, good ...
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2756. kenos -- empty
... kenos Phonetic Spelling: (ken-os') Short Definition: empty, vain, hollow Definition:
(a) empty, (b) met: empty (in moral content), vain, ineffective, foolish ...
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5241. huperentugchano -- to intercede, to make petition for
... Lord's . The content of these intercessions goes beyond human language,
and includes bringing into our daily walk with Christ. Word ...
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4160. poieo -- to make, do
... or less direct) -- abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, +
bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal ...
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2106. eudokeo -- to think well of, ie to be well-pleased
... Word Origin from eu and dokeo Definition to think well of, ie to be well-pleased
NASB Word Usage am well content (1), am well-pleased (5), been pleased (1 ...
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2761. kenos -- in vain
... Cognate: 2761 -- properly, for ; hence, (without content); lacking (deficient);
(figuratively) sense; foolish because (ineffective), ie to because (). ...
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3710. orgizo -- to make angry
... arising from the . " (unnecessary) anger" focuses on punishing the rather
than the moral content of the . See 3709 (). Word Origin ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5869. ayin -- an eye
... affliction, outward appearance, before, think best, color, conceit, be content.
Probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively ...
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2974. yaal -- to show willingness, be pleased, determine ...
... undertook (1), ventured (2), willing (5). assay, begin, be content, please,
take upon, willingly, would. A primitive root (probably rather ...
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14. abah -- to be willing, to consent
... consent, rest content will, be willing. A primitive root; to breathe after, ie
(figuratively) to be acquiescent -- consent, rest content will, be willing. ...
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8085. shama -- to hear
... obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) -- X attentively, call (gather) together,
X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X ...
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3401. yarib -- opponent, adversary
... From riyb; literally, he will contend; properly, adjective, contentious; used as
noun, an adversary -- that content(-eth), that strive. see HEBREW riyb. ...
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3190. yatab -- to be good, well, glad, or pleasing
... happy, successful, right) -- be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make)
better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, + be content, diligent(-ly), dress ...
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Library

Content or Happy? March 11.
... Content or Happy? March 11. My friends, whether you will be the happier
for any knowledge of physical science, or for any other ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/daily thoughts /content or happy march 11.htm

And, not Content to have Ascribed These Carnal Unions to the ...
... Book IV. 22 And, not content to have ascribed these carnal unions to the
venerable Saturn� And, not content to have ascribed these ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/22 and not content to.htm

"Could You Therefore, be Content to be one of the Primitive ...
... [Way-2-27] "Could you therefore, be content to be one of the primitive
Christians� "Could you therefore, be content to be one ...
/.../law/the way to divine knowledge/way-2-27 could you therefore be.htm

The Content of Prayer: Its Four Moods
... CHAPTER IX THE CONTENT OF PRAYER: ITS FOUR MOODS. THE CONTENT OF PRAYER:
ITS FOUR MOODS After thus interpreting the benefactions ...
//christianbookshelf.org/origen/origen on prayer/chapter ix the content of.htm

Content of Revelation. God Three in one and the Incarnation.
... Chapter IV. The Theology of S. Athanasius Section 5. Content of Revelation.
God Three in One and the Incarnation. To dwell at length ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/section 5 content of revelation.htm

The New Testament Has Hindered the Natural Impulse to Give to the ...
... The New Testament has hindered the natural impulse to give to the content of Religion
a simple, clear, and logical expression, but, on the other hand, it has ...
/.../harnack/the origin of the new testament/ 11 the new testament.htm

The Research after Definite Truth Enjoined on us when we have ...
... The Prescription Against Heretics. Chapter IX."The Research After Definite Truth
Enjoined on Us When We Have Discovered This, We Should Be Content. ...
/.../the prescription against heretics/chapter ix the research after definite.htm

That He is Sure to be Restless who Will not be Content with the ...
... Prolegomena. Chapter VIII. That he is sure to be restless who will not be
content with the work of his own hands. "Because we were ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter viii that he is.htm

That Although not Understanding them to be the Gifts of God, they ...
... Book IV. Chapter 21."That Although Not Understanding Them to Be the Gifts of God,
They Ought at Least to Have Been Content with Virtue and Felicity. ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 21 that although not understanding.htm

Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. Therefore Take no Thought, Saying ...
... [112]Paul Gerhardt.1657. trans. by Catherine Winkworth, 1855. Be thou content; be
still before. ... Make glad with life and light thy dreary days. Be thou content. ...
/.../lyra germanica the christian year/fifteenth sunday after trinity therefore.htm

Thesaurus

Content (30 Occurrences)
... 10. (n.) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote; also,
a member who votes Content.. ... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CONTENT; CONTENTMENT. ...
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Therewith (53 Occurrences)
... Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned,
in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. (KJV). ...
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Discontent (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.
2. (vt) To deprive of content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy. ...
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Pay (212 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service
rendered, property delivered, etc.; to discharge one's obligation to; to ...
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Willing (152 Occurrences)
... Mark 15:15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto
them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. (KJV WBS). ...
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Unbelieving (22 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 7:12 But to the rest I-not the Lord-say, if any brother has an
unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her. ...
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Eschatology
... The distinction in Judaism rested on a consciousness of difference in quality between
the two stages, the content of the Messianic age being far less ...
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Contentment (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) The state of being contented or satisfied;
content. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CONTENT; CONTENTMENT. ...
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Contented (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Content; easy in mind; satisfied; quiet; willing.
Multi-Version Concordance Contented (1 Occurrence). ...
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Creeds
... they endeavor to explain their worship and to find a rationale of it in certain
facts which they formulate into a confession; and lastly, not content with the ...
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Bible Concordance

Content (30 Occurrences)

Mark 15:15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Luke 3:14 Soldiers also asked him, saying, "What about us? What must we do?" He said to them, "Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 12:16 Have full sympathy with one another. Do not give your mind to high things, but let humble ways content you. Do not be wise in your own conceits.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 7:12 But to the rest I-not the Lord-say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her.
(WEB ASV)

1 Corinthians 7:13 The woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is content to live with her, let her not leave her husband.
(WEB ASV)

1 Corinthians 14:34 Let married women be silent in the Churches, for they are not permitted to speak. They must be content with a subordinate place, as the Law also says;
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 12:10 Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
(See NAS RSV)

Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak in respect to lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Philippians 4:12 I know how to be humbled, and I know also how to abound. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.
(See NIV)

1 Timothy 6:8 But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Hebrews 13:5 Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

3 John 1:10 Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, neither does he himself receive the brothers, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the assembly.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Genesis 37:27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 2:21 Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Leviticus 10:20 And when Moses heard that, he was content.
(KJV WBS RSV)

Joshua 7:7 Joshua said, "Alas, Lord Yahweh, why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? I wish that we had been content and lived beyond the Jordan!
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)

Judges 17:11 The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Judges 19:6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.
(KJV JPS WBS)

2 Kings 6:3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
(KJV JPS WBS)

2 Kings 14:10 You have indeed struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Enjoy the glory of it, and stay at home; for why should you meddle to your harm, that you should fall, even you, and Judah with you?"
(See RSV)

Job 39:9 "Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?
(WEB ASV)

Proverbs 6:35 He won't regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Proverbs 13:25 The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 19:23 The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.
(Root in WEB NIV)

Ecclesiastes 4:8 There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches: 'for whom then do I labour, and bereave my soul of pleasure?' This also is vanity, yea, it is a grievous business.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 27:8 In measure, when thou sendest them away, thou dost content with them; he hath removed 'them' with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.
(ASV)

Isaiah 50:8 He is near that justifieth me; who will content with me? let us stand up together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.
(ASV)

Ezekiel 16:47 Yet have you not walked in their ways, nor done after their abominations; but, as if that were a very little thing, you were more corrupt than they in all your ways.
(See RSV)

Hosea 5:11 Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after 'man's' command.
(ASV)

Amos 7:4 Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to content by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.
(ASV)

Subtopics

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Therewith (53 Occurrences)

Discontent (1 Occurrence)

Pay (212 Occurrences)

Willing (152 Occurrences)

Unbelieving (22 Occurrences)

Eschatology

Contentment (4 Occurrences)

Contented (1 Occurrence)

Creeds