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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

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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 explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:33 - Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:23 - “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:6 - You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:27 - Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:35 - But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the other disciples said the same.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:54 - But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:31

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:11 - And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of 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. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:14 - “When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’[fn] standing where it[fn] does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:31 - But Peter insisted emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the others said the same.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:49 - “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:43 - But he said, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:22 - And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:42 - “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:12 - for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:14 - Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue leader said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:16 - Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:33 - In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:32 - But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; 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 Box Luk 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:1 - Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:5 - When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:9 - When you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away.”

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:37 - It is written: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors’[fn]; and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:7 - ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:26 - Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:44 - He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:7 - You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You[fn] must be born again.’

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:30 - He must become greater; I must become less.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:4 - Now he had to go through Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:20 - Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:24 - God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:4 - As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. 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 are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:34 - The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:9 - (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:16 - and said, “Brothers and sisters,[fn] the Scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:21 - Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:12 - Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:29 - Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:6 - “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:22 - strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

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