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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 22 times in 22 verses in 'Act' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:16 - "Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Ruach HaKodesh spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Yehudah, who was guide to those who took Yeshua.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:21 - Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Yeshua went in and out among us,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:12 - There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:29

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:6 - But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 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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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:22 - confirming the souls of the talmidim, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the Kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:5 - But some of the sect of the Perushim who believed rose up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moshe."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:30 - and brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:3 - explaining and demonstrating that the Messiah had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Yeshua, whom I proclaim to you, is the Messiah."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:21 - Now after these things had ended, Sha'ul determined in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Yerushalayim, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:36 - Seeing then that these things can't be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:35 - In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Yeshua, that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:11 - The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, "Cheer up, Sha'ul, for as you have testified about me at Yerushalayim, so you must testify also at Rome."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:19 - They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10 - But Sha'ul said, "I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Yehudim, as you also know very well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24 - Festus said, "King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Yehudim petitioned me, both at Yerushalayim and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:9 - "I myself most assuredly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Yeshua of Natzeret.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21 - When they had been long without food, Sha'ul stood up in the middle of them, and said, "Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:24 - saying, 'Don't be afraid, Sha'ul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:26 - But we must run aground on a certain island."
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