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Lexicon :: Strong's G1163 - dei

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δεῖ
Transliteration
dei (Key)
Pronunciation
die
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Third person singular active present of δέω (G1210)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:21,140

Trench's Synonyms: cvii. Additional Synonyms

Strong’s Definitions

†δεῖ deî, die; 3rd person singular active present of G1210; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding):—behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 106x

The KJV translates Strong's G1163 in the following manner: must (58x), ought (31x), must needs (5x), should (4x), miscellaneous (7x), variations of 'ought 1'.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 106x
The KJV translates Strong's G1163 in the following manner: must (58x), ought (31x), must needs (5x), should (4x), miscellaneous (7x), variations of 'ought 1'.

  1. it is necessary, there is need of, it behooves, is right and proper

    1. necessity lying in the nature of the case

    2. necessity brought on by circumstances or by the conduct of others toward us.

    3. necessity in reference to what is required to attain some end

    4. a necessity of law and command, of duty, equity

    5. necessity established by the counsel and decree of God, especially by that purpose of his which relates to the salvation of men by the intervention of Christ and which is disclosed in the Old Testament prophecies

      1. concerning what Christ was destined finally to undergo, his sufferings, death, resurrection, ascension

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†δεῖ deî, die; 3rd person singular active present of G1210; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding):—behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should.
STRONGS G1163:
δεῖ; subjunctive present δέῃ; imperfect ἔδει; an impersonal verb [cf. Buttmann, § 132, 12; cf. § 131, 3; from Homer down]; (δέω, namely, τινός, to have need of, be in want of; cf. German es bedarf), it is necessary, there is need of, it behooves, is right and proper; followed either by the infinitive alone (cf. our one ought), or by the accusative with an infinitive [cf. Buttmann, 147 (129)], it denotes any sort of necessity; as
a. necessity lying in the nature of the case: John 3:30; 2 Timothy 2:6.
b. necessity brought on by circumstances or by the conduct of others toward us: Matthew 26:35 (κἄν δέῃ με ἀποθανεῖν), cf. Mark 14:31; John 4:4; Acts 27:21; 2 Corinthians 11:30; [2 Corinthians 12:1 L T Tr WH text]; or imposed by a condition of mind: Luke 2:49; Luke 19:5.
c. necessity in reference to what is required to attain some end: Luke 12:12; John 3:7; Acts 9:6; Acts 16:30; 1 Corinthians 11:19; Hebrews 9:26 (on this cf. Winers Grammar, 283 (266); [also Buttmann, 216 (187); 225 (195)]); Hebrews 11:6.
d. a necessity of law and command, of duty, equity: Matthew 18:33; Matthew 23:23; Luke 11:42; Luke 13:14; Luke 15:32; Luke 18:1; Luke 22:7; John 4:20; Acts 5:29; Acts 15:5; Romans 1:27 (ἀντιμισθίαν, ἣν ἔδει, namely, ἀπολαμβάνεσθαι, the recompense due by the law of God); Romans 8:26; Romans 12:3; 1 Corinthians 8:2, etc. or of office: Luke 4:43; Luke 13:33; John 9:4; John 10:16; Ephesians 6:20; Colossians 4:4; 2 Timothy 2:24.
e. necessity established by the counsel and decree of God, especially by that purpose of his which relates to the salvation of men by the intervention of Christ and which is disclosed in the O. T. prophecies: Matthew 17:10; Matthew 24:6; Mark 9:11; Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 15:53; in this use, especially of what Christ was destined finally to undergo, his sufferings, death, resurrection, ascension: Luke 24:46 [R G L brackets]; Matthew 26:54; John 3:14; Acts 3:21, etc. (of the necessity of fate in Herodotus 5, 33; with the addition κατὰ τὸ θεοπρόπιον, 8, 53; Thucydides 5, 26.) [Synonyms: δεῖ, χρή: δεῖ seems to be more suggestive of moral obligation, denoting especially that constraint which arises from divine appointment; whereas χρή signifies rather the necessity resulting from time and circumstance. Schmidt, chapter 150.]

Related entry:
δέον, -οντος, τό, (participle of δεῖ, which see), from [Sophocles and] Herodatus down, that of which there is need, which is requisite, due, proper: δέον ἐστί there is need, 1 Peter 1:6 [T Tr text WH omits Tr marginal reading in brackets ἐ.]; followed by accusative with an infinitive Acts 19:36; τὰ μὴ δέοντα that are not proper, 1 Timothy 5:13.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
17:10; 18:33; 23:23; 24:6; 26:35; 26:54
Mark
9:11; 14:31
Luke
2:49; 4:43; 11:42; 12:12; 13:14; 13:33; 15:32; 18:1; 19:5; 22:7; 24:46
John
3:7; 3:14; 3:30; 4:4; 4:20; 9:4; 10:16
Acts
3:21; 4:12; 5:29; 9:6; 15:5; 16:30; 19:36; 27:21
Romans
1:27; 8:26; 12:3
1 Corinthians
8:2; 11:19; 15:53
2 Corinthians
11:30; 12:1
Ephesians
6:20
Colossians
4:4
1 Timothy
5:13
2 Timothy
2:6; 2:24
Hebrews
9:26; 11:6
1 Peter
1:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1163 matches the Greek δεῖ (dei),
which occurs 25 times in 25 verses in 'Act' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:16 - Brethren, it was needful that the scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:21 - Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, whereof God spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:12 - And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:29 - But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:6 - but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:16 - for I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:6 - he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:22 - confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:5 - But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:30 - and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:3 - opening and alleging that it behooved the Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom, said he, I proclaim unto you, is the Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:21 - but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you if God will, he set sail from Ephesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:21 - Now after these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:36 - Seeing then that these things cannot be gainsaid, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:35 - In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:22 - What is it therefore? they will certainly hear that thou art come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:11 - And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:19 - who ought to have been here before thee, and to make accusation, if they had aught against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10 - But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar’s judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24 - And Festus saith, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye behold this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews made suit to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:9 - I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21 - And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:24 - saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and lo, God hath granted thee all them that sail with thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:26 - But we must be cast upon a certain island.
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