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Lexicon :: Strong's G318 - anagkē

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ἀνάγκη
Transliteration
anagkē (Key)
Pronunciation
an-ang-kay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἀνά (G303) and the base of ἀγκάλη (G43)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:344,55

Strong’s Definitions

†ἀνάγκη anánkē, an-ang-kay'; from G303 and the base of G43; constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress:—distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's G318 in the following manner: necessity (7x), must needs (3x), distress (3x), must of necessity (2x), need (with G2192) (1x), necessary (1x), needful (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's G318 in the following manner: necessity (7x), must needs (3x), distress (3x), must of necessity (2x), need (with G2192) (1x), necessary (1x), needful (1x).

  1. necessity, imposed either by the circumstances, or by law of duty regarding to one's advantage, custom, argument

  2. calamity, distress, straits

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἀνάγκη anánkē, an-ang-kay'; from G303 and the base of G43; constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress:—distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful.
STRONGS G318:
ἀνάγκη, -ης, ἡ;
1. necessity, imposed either by the external condition of things, or by the law of duty, regard to one's advantage, custom, argument: κατ’ ἀνάγκην perforce (opposed to κατὰ ἑκούσιον), Philemon 1:14; ἐξ ἀνάγκης of necessity, compelled, 2 Corinthians 9:7; Hebrews 7:12 (necessarily); ἔχω ἀνάγκην I have (am compelled by) necessity, (also in Greek writings): 1 Corinthians 7:37; Hebrews 7:27; followed by an infinitive, Luke 14:18; Luke 23:17 R L brackets; Jude 1:3; ἀν. μοι ἐπίκειται necessity is laid upon me, 1 Corinthians 9:16; ἀνάγκη (equivalent to ἀναγκαῖόν ἐστι) followed by an infinitive: Matthew 18:7; Romans 13:5; Hebrews 9:16, 23 (also in Greek writings).
2. in a sense rare in the classics (Diodorus 4, 43), but very common in Hellenistic writings (also in Josephus, b. j. 5, 13, 7, etc.; see Winers Grammar, 30), calamity, distress, straits: Luke 21:23; 1 Corinthians 7:26; 1 Thessalonians 3:7; plural ἐν ἀνάγκαις, 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 12:10.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G318 matches the Greek ἀνάγκη (anagkē),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:2 - And there gathered to him every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was troubled in mind; and he was a leader over them, and there were with him about four hundred men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:19 - Six times he shall deliver thee out of distresses: and in the seventh harm shall not touch thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:11 - Then neither will I refrain my mouth: I will speak being in distress; being in anguish I will disclose the bitterness of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:24 - Distress also and anguish shall come upon him: he shall fall as a captain in the first rank.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:14 - And let health be utterly banished from his tabernacle, and let distress seize upon him with a charge from the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:22 - But when he shall seem to be just satisfied, he shall be straitened; and all distress shall come upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:9 - Will God hear his prayer? or, when distress has come upon him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25 - Yet I wept over every helpless man; I groaned when I saw a man in distress.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:19 - Let not thy mind willingly turn thee aside from the petition of the feeble that are in distress.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17 - (LXX 24:17) The afflictions of my heart have been multiplied; deliver me from my distresses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 - (LXX 30:8) I will exult and be glad in thy mercy: for thou hast looked upon mine affliction; thou hast saved my soul from distresses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:6 - (LXX 106:6) Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13 - (LXX 106:13) Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19 - (LXX 106:19) Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:28 - (LXX 106:28) Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143 - (LXX 118:143) Afflictions and distresses found me: but thy commandments were my meditation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17 - Have thou a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:15 - (LXX 9:14) therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them with trouble and will cause them to drink water of gall:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:4 - And I will deliver them up for distress to all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasses son of Ezekias king of Juda, for all that he did in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15 - A mighty day of wrath is that day, a day of affliction and distress, a day of desolation and destruction, a day of gloominess and darkness, a day of cloud and vapour,
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