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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 - 'Wo to the world from the stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity for the stumbling-blocks to come, but wo to that man through whom the stumbling-block doth come!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:18 - 'And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:23 - 'And wo to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; for there shall be great distress on the land, and wrath on this people;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:17 - for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:5 - Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:26 - I suppose, therefore, this to be good because of the present necessity, that it is good for a man that the matter be thus: --

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:37 - And he who hath stood stedfast in the heart -- not having necessity -- and hath authority over his own will, and this he hath determined in his heart -- to keep his own virgin -- doth well;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:16 - for if I may proclaim good news, it is no glorying for me, for necessity is laid upon me, and wo is to me if I may not proclaim good news;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:4 - but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:7 - each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:10 - wherefore I am well pleased in infirmities, in damages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses -- for Christ; for whenever I am infirm, then I am powerful;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:7 - because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:14 - and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity thy good deed may not be, but of willingness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:12 - for the priesthood being changed, of necessity also, of the law a change doth come,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:27 - who hath no necessity daily, as the chief priests, first for his own sins to offer up sacrifice, then for those of the people; for this he did once, having offered up himself;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:16 - for where a covenant is, the death of the covenant-victim to come in is necessary,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:23 - It is necessary, therefore, the pattern indeed of the things in the heavens to be purified with these, and 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, all diligence using to write to you concerning the common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, exhorting to agonize for the faith once delivered to the saints,
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