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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.
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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 18 times in 18 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:7 - "Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:18 - They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:23 - Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:17 - Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:5 - Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:26 - I think that it is good therefore, because of the distress that is on us, that it is good for a man to be as he is.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:37 - But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own heart, to keep his own virgin, does well.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:16 - For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about; for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me, if I don't preach the Good News.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:4 - but in everything commending ourselves, as servants of God, in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:7 - Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:10 - Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Messiah's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:7 - for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:14 - But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:12 - For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:27 - who doesn't need, like those Kohenim Gedolim, to daily offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. For this he did once for all, when he offered up himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:16 - For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:23 - It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:3 - Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the holy ones.
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