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ἀνάγκη

anagkēnecessityHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine17 occurrences9 books17 verses

Definition

ἀνάγκη, -ης, ἡ

[in LXX chiefly for מָצוֹק, צַר ;]

1. necessity: ἔχειν ἀ-, with inf., to be compelled, Luke 14:18; 23:17 (Rec., R, mg.), 1 Corinthians 7:37, Jude 3, Hebrews 7:27; ἐξ ἀ., κατ᾽ ἀ., of necessity, 2 Corinthians 9:7, Hebrews 7:12, Phm 14; ἀ. μοι ἐπίκειται, n. is laid on me, 1 Corinthians 9:16; with inf. (= ἀναγκαῖον ἐστι), Matthew 18:7, Romans 13:5, Hebrews 9:16, 23

2. force, violence, hence pain, distress (Diod., al.; LXX; see M, Th., 41; MM, VGT, see word; cf. θλίψις): Luke 21:23, 1 Corinthians 7:26, 1 Thessalonians 3:7; pl. (see B1., § 32, 6; Swete, Mk., 153), ἐν ἀ., 2 Corinthians 6:4; 12:10.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀνάγκη:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

17 total
  1. Matthew 18:7ἀνάγκη · must
    Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
  2. Luke 14:18ἀνάγκην · need
    But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
  3. Luke 21:23ἀνάγκη · distress
    How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.
  4. Romans 13:5ἀνάγκη · [it is] necessary
    Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
  5. 1 Corinthians 7:26ἀνάγκην · crisis
    Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
  6. 1 Corinthians 7:37ἀνάγκην · constraint
    But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
  7. 1 Corinthians 9:16ἀνάγκη · am obligated [to preach]
    Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
  8. 2 Corinthians 6:4ἀνάγκαις · hardships
    Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
  9. 2 Corinthians 9:7ἀνάγκης · compulsion
    Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
  10. 2 Corinthians 12:10ἀνάγκαις · hardships
    That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
  11. 1 Thessalonians 3:7ἀνάγκῃ · distress
    For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.
  12. Philemon 1:14ἀνάγκην · compulsion
    But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.
  13. Hebrews 7:12ἀνάγκης · must
    For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.
  14. Hebrews 7:27ἀνάγκην · need
    Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
  15. Hebrews 9:16ἀνάγκη · [it is] necessary
    In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,
  16. Hebrews 9:23Ἀνάγκη · [it was] necessary
    So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
  17. Jude 1:3ἀνάγκην · it necessary
    Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.