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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 25 times in 25 verses in 'Act' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:16 - Men and brethren, this scripture must G1163 needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:21

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - Whom the heaven must G1163 receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:12 - Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must G1163 be saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:29 - Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought G1163 to obey God rather than men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:6 - And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must G1163 do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:16 - For I will shew him how great things he must G1163 suffer for my name's sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:6 - He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest G1163 to do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:22 - Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must G1163 through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:5 - But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful G1163 to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:30 - And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must G1163 I do to be saved?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:3 - Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs G1163 have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:21 - But bade them farewell, saying, I must G1163 by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:21 - After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must G1163 also see Rome.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:36 - Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought G1163 to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:35 - I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought G1163 to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:22 - What is it therefore? the multitude must G1163 needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:11 - And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must G1163 thou bear witness also at Rome.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:19 - Who ought G1163 G1163 to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10 - Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought G1163 to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24 - And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought G1163 not to live any longer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:9 - I verily thought with myself, that I ought G1163 to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21 - But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should G1163 have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:24 - Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must G1163 be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:26 - Howbeit we must G1163 be cast upon a certain island.
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