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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 Box 1Sa 22:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:2 - καὶ συνήγοντο πρὸς αὐτὸν πᾶς ἐν ἀνάγκῃ G318 καὶ πᾶς ὑπόχρεως καὶ πᾶς κατώδυνος ψυχῇ καὶ ἦν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν ἡγούμενος καὶ ἦσαν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ὡς τετρακόσιοι ἄνδρες

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:19 - ἑξάκις ἐξ ἀναγκῶν G318 σε ἐξελεῖται ἐν δὲ τῷ ἑβδόμῳ οὐ μὴ ἅψηταί σου κακόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:11 - ἀτὰρ οὖν οὐδὲ ἐγὼ φείσομαι τῷ στόματί μου λαλήσω ἐν ἀνάγκῃ G318 ὤν ἀνοίξω πικρίαν ψυχῆς μου συνεχόμενος

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:24 - ἀνάγκη G318 δὲ καὶ θλῖψις αὐτὸν καθέξει ὥσπερ στρατηγὸς πρωτοστάτης πίπτων

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:14 - ἐκραγείη δὲ ἐκ διαίτης αὐτοῦ ἴασις σχοίη δὲ αὐτὸν ἀνάγκη G318 αἰτίᾳ βασιλικῇ

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:22 - ὅταν δὲ δοκῇ ἤδη πεπληρῶσθαι θλιβήσεται πᾶσα δὲ ἀνάγκη G318 ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἐπελεύσεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:9 - ἦ τὴν δέησιν αὐτοῦ εἰσακούσεται κύριος ἢ ἐπελθούσης αὐτῷ ἀνάγκης G318

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25 - ἐγὼ δὲ ἐπὶ παντὶ ἀδυνάτῳ ἔκλαυσα ἐστέναξα δὲ ἰδὼν ἄνδρα ἐν ἀνάγκαις G318

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:19 - μή σε ἐκκλινάτω ἑκὼν ὁ νοῦς δεήσεως ἐν ἀνάγκῃ G318 ὄντων ἀδυνάτων καὶ πάντας τοὺς κραταιοῦντας ἰσχύν

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17 - (LXX 24:17)αἱ θλίψεις τῆς καρδίας μου ἐπλατύνθησαν ἐκ τῶν ἀναγκῶν G318 μου ἐξάγαγέ με

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 - (LXX 30:8)ἀγαλλιάσομαι καὶ εὐφρανθήσομαι ἐπὶ τῷ ἐλέει σου ὅτι ἐπεῖδες τὴν ταπείνωσίν μου ἔσωσας ἐκ τῶν ἀναγκῶν G318 τὴν ψυχήν μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:6 - (LXX 106:6)καὶ ἐκέκραξαν πρὸς κύριον ἐν τῷ θλίβεσθαι αὐτούς καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἀναγκῶν G318 αὐτῶν ἐρρύσατο αὐτοὺς

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13 - (LXX 106:13)καὶ ἐκέκραξαν πρὸς κύριον ἐν τῷ θλίβεσθαι αὐτούς καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἀναγκῶν G318 αὐτῶν ἔσωσεν αὐτοὺς

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19 - (LXX 106:19)καὶ ἐκέκραξαν πρὸς κύριον ἐν τῷ θλίβεσθαι αὐτούς καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἀναγκῶν G318 αὐτῶν ἔσωσεν αὐτούς

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:28 - (LXX 106:28)καὶ ἐκέκραξαν πρὸς κύριον ἐν τῷ θλίβεσθαι αὐτούς καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἀναγκῶν G318 αὐτῶν ἐξήγαγεν αὐτοὺς

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:143

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143 - (LXX 118:143)θλῖψις καὶ ἀνάγκη G318 εὕροσάν με αἱ ἐντολαί σου μελέτη μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17 - εἰς πάντα καιρὸν φίλος ὑπαρχέτω σοι ἀδελφοὶ δὲ ἐν ἀνάγκαις G318 χρήσιμοι ἔστωσαν τούτου γὰρ χάριν γεννῶνται

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:15 - (LXX 9:14)διὰ τοῦτο τάδε λέγει κύριος ὁ θεὸς Ισραηλ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ψωμιῶ αὐτοὺς ἀνάγκας G318 καὶ ποτιῶ αὐτοὺς ὕδωρ χολῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:4 - καὶ παραδώσω αὐτοὺς εἰς ἀνάγκας G318 πάσαις ταῖς βασιλείαις τῆς γῆς διὰ Μανασση υἱὸν Εζεκιου βασιλέα Ιουδα περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν ἐν Ιερουσαλημ

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15 - (LXX 1:15)ἡμέρα ὀργῆς ἡ ἡμέρα ἐκείνη ἡμέρα θλίψεως καὶ ἀνάγκης G318 ἡμέρα ἀωρίας καὶ ἀφανισμοῦ ἡμέρα σκότους καὶ γνόφου ἡμέρα νεφέλης καὶ ὁμίχλης
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