ἀνάγκη anagkē · G0318

necessity

ἀνάγκη, -ης, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for מָצוֹק, צַר ; ] ; 1. necessity: ἔχειν ἀ-, with inf., to be compelled, Luk.14:18 23:17 (Rec., R, mg.), 1Co.7:37, Ju 3, Heb.7:27; ἐξ ἀ., κατ᾽ ἀ., of necessity, 2Co.9:7, Heb.7:12, Phm 14; ἀ. μοι ἐπίκειται, n. is laid on me, 1Co.9:16; with inf. (= ἀναγκαῖον ἐστι), Mat.18:7, Rom.13:5, Heb.9:16, 23 ; 2. force, violence, hence pain, distress (Diod., al.; LXX; see M, Th., 41; MM, VGT, see word; cf. θλίψις): Luk.21:23, 1Co.7:26, 1Th.3:7; pl. (see B1., § 32, 6; Swete, Mk., 153), ἐν ἀ., 2Co.6:4 12:10.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀνάγκη, ; Ionic dialect and Epic dialect ἀναγκαίη, ἡ, force, constraint, necessity, κρατερὴ δ᾽ ἐπικείσετ᾽ ἀ.[]; ἀναγκαίη γὰρ ἐπείγει[]adverb, ἀνάγκῃ perforce, of necessity, ἀείδειν[]: in active sense, forcibly, by force, ἴσχειν, ἄγειν, []; opposed to ἑκόντες, [] with infinitive, it must be that.., is necessary that..,[]: with dative person, ἀ. μοι σχεθεῖν[] —in Trag. frequently in answers and arguments, πολλή γ᾽ ἀνάγκη, πολλή᾽ στ᾽ ἀνάγκη, or πολλή μ᾽ ἀνάγκη, with which an infinitive may always …

Where it's used 18 times

Matthew 18:7 · Luke 14:18 · Luke 21:23 · Luke 23:17 · Romans 13:5 · 1 Corinthians 7:26 · 1 Corinthians 7:37 · 1 Corinthians 9:16 · 2 Corinthians 6:4 · 2 Corinthians 9:7 · 2 Corinthians 12:10 · 1 Thessalonians 3:7 · Philemon 1:14 · Hebrews 7:12 · Hebrews 7:27 · Hebrews 9:16 · Hebrews 9:23 · Jude 1:3

Source: TBESG G0318; TFLSJ G0318

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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