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Lexicon :: Strong's G318 - anagkē

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ἀνάγκη
Transliteration
anagkē (Key)
Pronunciation
an-ang-kay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἀνά (G303) and the base of ἀγκάλη (G43)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:344,55

Strong’s Definitions

†ἀνάγκη anánkē, an-ang-kay'; from G303 and the base of G43; constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress:—distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's G318 in the following manner: necessity (7x), must needs (3x), distress (3x), must of necessity (2x), need (with G2192) (1x), necessary (1x), needful (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's G318 in the following manner: necessity (7x), must needs (3x), distress (3x), must of necessity (2x), need (with G2192) (1x), necessary (1x), needful (1x).

  1. necessity, imposed either by the circumstances, or by law of duty regarding to one's advantage, custom, argument

  2. calamity, distress, straits

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἀνάγκη anánkē, an-ang-kay'; from G303 and the base of G43; constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress:—distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful.
STRONGS G318:
ἀνάγκη, -ης, ἡ;
1. necessity, imposed either by the external condition of things, or by the law of duty, regard to one's advantage, custom, argument: κατ’ ἀνάγκην perforce (opposed to κατὰ ἑκούσιον), Philemon 1:14; ἐξ ἀνάγκης of necessity, compelled, 2 Corinthians 9:7; Hebrews 7:12 (necessarily); ἔχω ἀνάγκην I have (am compelled by) necessity, (also in Greek writings): 1 Corinthians 7:37; Hebrews 7:27; followed by an infinitive, Luke 14:18; Luke 23:17 R L brackets; Jude 1:3; ἀν. μοι ἐπίκειται necessity is laid upon me, 1 Corinthians 9:16; ἀνάγκη (equivalent to ἀναγκαῖόν ἐστι) followed by an infinitive: Matthew 18:7; Romans 13:5; Hebrews 9:16, 23 (also in Greek writings).
2. in a sense rare in the classics (Diodorus 4, 43), but very common in Hellenistic writings (also in Josephus, b. j. 5, 13, 7, etc.; see Winers Grammar, 30), calamity, distress, straits: Luke 21:23; 1 Corinthians 7:26; 1 Thessalonians 3:7; plural ἐν ἀνάγκαις, 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 12:10.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
18:7
Luke
14:18; 21:23; 23:17
Romans
13:5
1 Corinthians
7:26; 7:37; 9:16
2 Corinthians
6:4; 9:7; 12:10
1 Thessalonians
3:7
Philemon
1:14
Hebrews
7:12; 7:27; 9:16; 9:23
Jude
1:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G318 matches the Greek ἀνάγκη (anagkē),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:2 - Then everyone who was in distress, and everyone who [fn]was in debt, and everyone who was bitter of soul, gathered to him; and he became a commander over them. Now there were about four hundred men with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:19 -

“[fn]From six distresses He will deliver you,

Even in seven evil will not touch you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:11 -

“Indeed I will not hold back my mouth;

I will speak in the distress of my spirit;

I will muse on the bitterness of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:24 -

“Distress and anguish terrify him;

They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:14 -

“He is torn from [fn]the security of his tent,

And [fn]they march him in step before the king of terrors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:22 -

“In the fullness of his plenty he will be confined;

The hand of everyone who is troubled will come against him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:9 -

“Will God hear his cry

When distress comes upon him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25 -

“Have I not wept for the [fn]one whose life is hard?

Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:19 -

“Will your [fn]cries keep you from distress,

Or all the forces of your power?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17 -

Tsadhe

[fn]The troubles of my heart are enlarged;

Bring me out of my distresses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 -

I will rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness,

Because You have seen my affliction;

You have known the troubles of my soul,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:6 -

Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble;

He delivered them out of their distresses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13 -

Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble;

He saved them out of their distresses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19 -

Then they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble;

He saved them out of their distresses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:28 -

Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble,

And He brought them out of their distresses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:143

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143 -

Trouble and anguish have found me,

Yet Your commandments are my delight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17 -

A friend loves at all times,

And a brother is born for adversity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:15 - therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “behold, I will feed them, this people, with wormwood and give them [fn]poisoned water to drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:4 - “I will give them over to be an example of terror among all the kingdoms of the earth because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15 -

A day of fury is that day,

A day of trouble and distress,

A day of destruction and desolation,

A day of darkness and thick darkness,

A day of clouds and dense gloom,

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