ἐπαρκέω, ἐπάρκω; 1 aorist (ἐπηρκεσα), subjunctive ἐπαρκέσω; properly, to avail or be strong enough for ... (see ἀρκέω); hence, a. to ward off or drive away, τί τίνι, a thing for another's advantage equivalent to a thing from anyone (Homer), to defend. b. to aid, give assistance, relieve (Herodotus, Aeschyl, others): τίνι, 1Ti_5:10; middle, to give aid from one's own resources, 1Ti_5:16 according to the reading ἐπαρκείσθω (L text T Tr WH marginal reading) for ἐπαρκείτω (R G L marginal reading WH text); (κατά δύναμιν ἀλλήλοις ἐπάρκειν, Xenophon, mem. 2, 7, 1).

ἐπαρκέω eparkeō 3x dat., pr. to ward off; to assist, relieve, succor; 1Ti_5:10 ; 1Ti_5:16 (2x)

** ἐπ -αρκέω , -ῶ , [in LXX : 1Ma_8:26 ; 1Ma_11:35 * ;] 1. to be strong enough for. 2. to ward off. 3. to aid, relieve: c. dat. pers ., 1Ti_5:10 ; 1Ti_5:16 ( mid ., WH , mg .).†

ἐπαρκέω [page 229] P Par 46 .5 (B.C. 153) εἰ ἔρρωσαι καὶ τὰ π̣α̣ρ̣ὰ̣ τῶν θ̣ε̣ῶν κατὰ λόγον σοι χρηματίζεται , εἴη ἄν , ὡς βούλομαι , καὶ αὐτὸς δὲ μετ̣ρίως ἐπ̣[α ]ρ [κῶ where however the reading is far from certain : see Witkowski .2 , p. 86. See also Cagnat IV. 743 (Eumeneia time of Alexander Severus = C. and B. ii. No. 232 .18 ) τοῦτο γὰρ ἧν μοι τερπνὸν ἐπαρκεῖν εἴ τις ἔχρῃζε a Jew speaks. In Polyb. i. 51, 10 the verb is used as nearly synonymous with ἐπιβοηθέω : cf. 1Ti_5:10 ; 1Ti_5:16 .

ἐπαρκέω fut. έσω "to ward off" a thing from a person, τί τινι Il. c. acc. rei only, "to ward off, prevent", Od. ; ἐπ. μὴ πεσεῖν, "prohibere quominus", Aesch. c. dat. pers. only, "to help, assist", Hdt. , Ar. :—rarely c. acc. pers., like ὠφελεῖν, Eur. :—absol., τίς ἄρ᾽ ἐπαρκέσει; who "will aid?" Aesch. "to supply, furnish", τι id=Aesch. ; ἐπ. τινί τινος "to impart" to him "a share of", Xen. ; c. dat. rei, "to supply with" a thing, Eur. absol. "to be sufficient, to prevail", Soph.

ἐπ-αρκέω, -ῶ [in LXX: 1Ma.8:26 1Mac 11:35 * ;] __1. to be strong enough for. __2. to ward off. __3. to aid, relieve: with dative of person(s), 1Ti.5:10 5:16 (mid., WH, mg.).† (AS)