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Lexicon :: Strong's G1163 - dei

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δεῖ
Transliteration
dei (Key)
Pronunciation
die
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Third person singular active present of δέω (G1210)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:21,140

Trench's Synonyms: cvii. Additional Synonyms

Strong’s Definitions

†δεῖ deî, die; 3rd person singular active present of G1210; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding):—behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 106x

The KJV translates Strong's G1163 in the following manner: must (58x), ought (31x), must needs (5x), should (4x), miscellaneous (7x), variations of 'ought 1'.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 106x
The KJV translates Strong's G1163 in the following manner: must (58x), ought (31x), must needs (5x), should (4x), miscellaneous (7x), variations of 'ought 1'.

  1. it is necessary, there is need of, it behooves, is right and proper

    1. necessity lying in the nature of the case

    2. necessity brought on by circumstances or by the conduct of others toward us.

    3. necessity in reference to what is required to attain some end

    4. a necessity of law and command, of duty, equity

    5. necessity established by the counsel and decree of God, especially by that purpose of his which relates to the salvation of men by the intervention of Christ and which is disclosed in the Old Testament prophecies

      1. concerning what Christ was destined finally to undergo, his sufferings, death, resurrection, ascension

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†δεῖ deî, die; 3rd person singular active present of G1210; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding):—behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should.
STRONGS G1163:
δεῖ; subjunctive present δέῃ; imperfect ἔδει; an impersonal verb [cf. Buttmann, § 132, 12; cf. § 131, 3; from Homer down]; (δέω, namely, τινός, to have need of, be in want of; cf. German es bedarf), it is necessary, there is need of, it behooves, is right and proper; followed either by the infinitive alone (cf. our one ought), or by the accusative with an infinitive [cf. Buttmann, 147 (129)], it denotes any sort of necessity; as
a. necessity lying in the nature of the case: John 3:30; 2 Timothy 2:6.
b. necessity brought on by circumstances or by the conduct of others toward us: Matthew 26:35 (κἄν δέῃ με ἀποθανεῖν), cf. Mark 14:31; John 4:4; Acts 27:21; 2 Corinthians 11:30; [2 Corinthians 12:1 L T Tr WH text]; or imposed by a condition of mind: Luke 2:49; Luke 19:5.
c. necessity in reference to what is required to attain some end: Luke 12:12; John 3:7; Acts 9:6; Acts 16:30; 1 Corinthians 11:19; Hebrews 9:26 (on this cf. Winers Grammar, 283 (266); [also Buttmann, 216 (187); 225 (195)]); Hebrews 11:6.
d. a necessity of law and command, of duty, equity: Matthew 18:33; Matthew 23:23; Luke 11:42; Luke 13:14; Luke 15:32; Luke 18:1; Luke 22:7; John 4:20; Acts 5:29; Acts 15:5; Romans 1:27 (ἀντιμισθίαν, ἣν ἔδει, namely, ἀπολαμβάνεσθαι, the recompense due by the law of God); Romans 8:26; Romans 12:3; 1 Corinthians 8:2, etc. or of office: Luke 4:43; Luke 13:33; John 9:4; John 10:16; Ephesians 6:20; Colossians 4:4; 2 Timothy 2:24.
e. necessity established by the counsel and decree of God, especially by that purpose of his which relates to the salvation of men by the intervention of Christ and which is disclosed in the O. T. prophecies: Matthew 17:10; Matthew 24:6; Mark 9:11; Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 15:53; in this use, especially of what Christ was destined finally to undergo, his sufferings, death, resurrection, ascension: Luke 24:46 [R G L brackets]; Matthew 26:54; John 3:14; Acts 3:21, etc. (of the necessity of fate in Herodotus 5, 33; with the addition κατὰ τὸ θεοπρόπιον, 8, 53; Thucydides 5, 26.) [Synonyms: δεῖ, χρή: δεῖ seems to be more suggestive of moral obligation, denoting especially that constraint which arises from divine appointment; whereas χρή signifies rather the necessity resulting from time and circumstance. Schmidt, chapter 150.]

Related entry:
δέον, -οντος, τό, (participle of δεῖ, which see), from [Sophocles and] Herodatus down, that of which there is need, which is requisite, due, proper: δέον ἐστί there is need, 1 Peter 1:6 [T Tr text WH omits Tr marginal reading in brackets ἐ.]; followed by accusative with an infinitive Acts 19:36; τὰ μὴ δέοντα that are not proper, 1 Timothy 5:13.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
17:10; 18:33; 23:23; 24:6; 26:35; 26:54
Mark
9:11; 14:31
Luke
2:49; 4:43; 11:42; 12:12; 13:14; 13:33; 15:32; 18:1; 19:5; 22:7; 24:46
John
3:7; 3:14; 3:30; 4:4; 4:20; 9:4; 10:16
Acts
3:21; 4:12; 5:29; 9:6; 15:5; 16:30; 19:36; 27:21
Romans
1:27; 8:26; 12:3
1 Corinthians
8:2; 11:19; 15:53
2 Corinthians
11:30; 12:1
Ephesians
6:20
Colossians
4:4
1 Timothy
5:13
2 Timothy
2:6; 2:24
Hebrews
9:26; 11:6
1 Peter
1:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1163 matches the Greek δεῖ (dei),
which occurs 105 times in 104 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Mat 16:21–Act 9:16)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:21 - From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:33 - shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:23 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:6 - And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled: for these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:27 - thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:35 - Peter saith unto him, Even if I must die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:54 - How then should the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:31 - And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:11 - And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:7 - And when ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not troubled: these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:10 - And the gospel must first be preached unto all the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:14 - But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:31 - But he spake exceeding vehemently, If I must die with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner also said they all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:49 - And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father’s house?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43 - But he said unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:22 - saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:42 - But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:12 - for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:14 - And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of the sabbath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:16 - And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:33 - Nevertheless I must go on my way to-day and to-morrow and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:32 - But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:25 - But first must he suffer many things and be rejected of this generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:1 - And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:5 - And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:9 - And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified: for these things must needs come to pass first; but the end is not immediately.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:7 - And the day of unleavened bread came, on which the passover must be sacrificed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:37 - For I say unto you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, And he was reckoned with transgressors: for that which concerneth me hath fulfilment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:7 - saying that the Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:26 - Behooved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:44 - And he said unto them, These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:46 - and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:7 - Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:14 - And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:30 - He must increase, but I must decrease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:4 - And he must needs pass through Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:20 - Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:24 - God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:4 - We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:16 - And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and they shall become one flock, one shepherd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:34 - The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:9 - For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:16 - Brethren, it was needful that the scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:21 - Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, whereof God spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:12 - And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:29 - But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:6 - but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:16 - for I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.

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