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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 Box Act 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:16 - “Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before 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, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - “whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:12 - “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:29 - But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:6 - So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 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 Box Act 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:6 - “He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.[fn] He will tell you what you must do.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:22 - strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations 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 believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary 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 he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:3 - explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:21 - but took leave of them, saying, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem;[fn] but I will return again to you, God willing.” And he sailed from Ephesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:21 - When these things were accomplished, 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 Box Act 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:36 - “Therefore, since these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rashly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:35 - “I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:22 - “What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will[fn] hear that you have come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:11 - But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:19 - “They ought to have been here before you to object if they had anything against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10 - So Paul said, “I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you 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 the men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom the whole assembly of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he was not fit to live any longer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:9 - “Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21 - But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster 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 be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:26 - “However, we must run aground on a certain island.”
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