ἀναγκαῖος anagkaios · G0316

necessary

ἀναγκαῖος, -αῖα, -αῖον; (ἀνάγκη), [in LXX: Est.8:13, Wis.16:3, Sir prol.22, 2Ma.4:23 2Mac 9:21, 4Ma.1:2 * ; ] ; 1. necessary: Act.13:46, 1Co.12:22, 2Co.9:5, Php.2:25, Tit.3:14, Heb.8:3; comp. -αιότερον, Php.1:24. ; 2. Of persons connected by bonds of nature or friendship, near, intimate (Field, Notes, 118; ΜΜ, VGT, see word): ἀ. φίλοι, Act.10:24.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀναγκ-αῖος, α, ον, ; in Attic dialect also ος, ον []: of, with, or by force: ; I active, constraining, applying force, μῦθος ἀ. a word of force, []; χρειὼ ἀ. urgent necessity, []; ἦμαρ ἀ. day of constraint, i.e. life of slavery, []; ἀ. τύχη a doom imposed by fate, or fateful chance, [] (but, fatal chance, []; τῆς ἀρχῆς τῷ ἀ. παροξυνομένους by the compulsory nature of our rule, []; ἐξ ἀναγκαίου under stress of circumstances, []; I.2 forcible, cogent, πειθώ[]; τὰ-ότερα τῶν ἀντιγράφων the more …

Where it's used 8 times

Acts 10:24 · Acts 13:46 · 1 Corinthians 12:22 · 2 Corinthians 9:5 · Philippians 1:24 · Philippians 2:25 · Titus 3:14 · Hebrews 8:3

Source: TBESG G0316; TFLSJ G0316

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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