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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 101 times in 100 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 16:21–Act 14:22)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:21 - From that time on Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - The disciples asked him, "Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:33 - Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:23 - "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law - justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without neglecting the others.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:6 - You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:27 - Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:35 - Peter said to him, "Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you." And all the disciples said the same thing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:54 - How then would the scriptures that say it must happen this way be fulfilled?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:31 - Then Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:11 - Then they asked him, "Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:7 - When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:10 - First the gospel must be preached to all nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:14 - "But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:31 - But Peter insisted emphatically, "Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you." And all of them said the same thing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:49 - But he replied, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43 - But Jesus said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, for that is what I was sent to do."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:22 - saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:42 - "But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of your mint, rue, and every herb, yet you neglect justice and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:12 - for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you must say."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:14 - But the president of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days on which work should be done! So come and be healed on those days, and not on the Sabbath day."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:16 - Then shouldn't this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be released from this imprisonment on the Sabbath day?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:33 - Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, because it is impossible that a prophet should be killed outside Jerusalem.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:32 - It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.'"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:25 - But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:1 - Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:5 - And when Jesus came to that place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because I must stay at your house today."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:9 - And when you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be afraid. For these things must happen first, but the end will not come at once."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:7 - Then the day for the feast of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:37 - For I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me, 'And he was counted with the transgressors.' For what is written about me is being fulfilled."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:7 - that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:26 - Wasn't it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and enter into his glory?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:44 - Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:7 - Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must all be born from above.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:14 - Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:30 - He must become more important while I become less important."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:4 - But he had to pass through Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:20 - Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you people say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:24 - God is spirit, and the people who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:4 - We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:16 - I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:34 - Then the crowd responded, "We have heard from the law that the Christ will remain forever. How can you say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:9 - (For they did not yet understand the scripture that Jesus must rise from the dead.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:16 - "Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas - who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus -

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:21 - Thus one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time the Lord Jesus associated with us,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - This one heaven must receive until the time all things are restored, which God declared from times long ago through his holy prophets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:12 - And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:29 - But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:6 - But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:16 - For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:22 - They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, "We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions."

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