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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 18 times in 18 verses in 'Luk' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:49 - And He said to them, “Why is it that you were searching for Me? Did you not know that I had G1163 to be in My Father’s [fn]house?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43 - But He said to them, “I must G1163 proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:22 - saying, “The Son of Man must G1163 suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised up on the third day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:42 -

“But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithe of mint and rue and every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice and the love of God, but these are the things you should G1163 have done without neglecting the others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:12 - for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought G1163 to say.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:14 - But the synagogue official, indignant because Jesus healed on the Sabbath, answered and was saying to the crowd, “There are six days in which work should G1163 be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:16 - “And this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for—behold—eighteen years, should G1163 she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:33 - “Nevertheless I must G1163 journey on today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not possible that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:32 - ‘But we had G1163 to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and is alive, and was lost and has been found.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:25 - “But first He must G1163 suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:1 -

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought G1163 to pray and not to lose heart,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:5 - And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must G1163 stay at your house.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:9 - “And when you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified; for these things must G1163 take place first, but the end does not follow immediately.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:7 -

Then came the first day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had G1163 to be sacrificed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:37 - “For I tell you that this which is written must G1163 be [fn]completed in Me, ‘AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH TRANSGRESSORS’; for that which refers to Me has its [fn]completion.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:7 - saying that the Son of Man must G1163 be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:26 - “Was it not necessary G1163 for the [fn]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 -

Now He said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must G1163 be fulfilled.”

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