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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 - All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their commander. About four hundred men were with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:19 - From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will touch you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:11 - “Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:24 - Distress and anguish fill him with terror; troubles overwhelm him, like a king poised to attack,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:14 - He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:22 - In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him; the full force of misery will come upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:9 - Does God listen to their cry when distress comes upon them?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25 - Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the poor?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:19 - Would your wealth or even all your mighty efforts sustain you so you would not be in distress?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17 - Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 - I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:6 - Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13 - Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19 - Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:28 - Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143 - Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17 - A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:15 - Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “See, I will make this people eat bitter food and drink poisoned water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:4 - I will make them abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15 - That day will be a day of wrath— a day of distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness—
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