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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 22 times in 22 verses in 'Act' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:16 - “Men, brothers, the Scripture had G1163 to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:21 -

“Therefore it is necessary G1163 that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out [fn]among us—

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - whom heaven must G1163 receive until the [fn]period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:12 - “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must G1163 be saved.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:29 - But Peter and the apostles answered and said, “We must G1163 obey God rather than men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:6 - but rise up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must G1163 do.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:16 - for I will show him how much he must G1163 suffer for My name.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:22 - strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “Through many afflictions we must G1163 enter the kingdom of God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:5 - But some of the sect of the Pharisees who had believed stood up, saying, “It is necessary G1163 to circumcise them and to command them to keep the Law of Moses.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:30 - and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must G1163 I do to be saved?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:3 - [fn]explaining and setting before them that the [fn]Christ had G1163 to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is that [fn]Christ.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:21 -

Now after these things were finished, Paul purposed in the [fn]Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, I must G1163 also see Rome.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:36 - “So, since these are undeniable facts, you ought G1163 to keep calm and to do nothing rash.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:35 - “In everything I showed you that by laboring in this manner you must G1163 help the weak and 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 Box Act 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:11 -

But on that very night, the Lord stood at his side and said, “Take courage; for as you have solemnly borne witness to My cause at Jerusalem, so you must G1163 bear witness at Rome also.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:19 - who ought G1163 to have been present before you and to make accusation, if they should have anything against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10 - But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought G1163 to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also very well know.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24 - And Festus *said, “King Agrippa, and all you gentlemen here present with us, you see this man about whom all the people of the Jews appealed to me, both at Jerusalem and here, loudly declaring that he ought G1163 not to live any longer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:9 -

“So then, I thought to myself that I had G1163 to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21 -

And [fn]when they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, “Men, you ought G1163 to have [fn]followed my advice to not set sail from Crete and to [fn]avoid this damage and loss.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:24 - saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must G1163 stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those who are sailing with you.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:26 - “But we must G1163 run aground on some island.”
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