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δεῖ (dei) means “be necessary” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

δεῖ Greek · G1163 101 tagged occurrences in 100 verses

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Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1163

δεῖ · dei · be necessary

δεῖ impersonal (δέω), [in LXX chiefly for infin. with לְ ;] one must, it is necessary: with inf., Mat.26:54, Mrk.13:7, Act.5:29, al.; with accusative and inf., Mat.16:21, Mrk.8:31, Jhn.3:7, Act.25:10, al.; with ellipse of accusative, Mat.23:23; of accusative, and inf., Mrk.13:14, Rom.1:27 8:26; οὐ (μὴ) δεῖ (non licet), ought not, must not: Act.25:24, 2Ti.2:24; impf., ἔδει, of necessity or obligation in past time regarding a past event (Bl., § 63, 4), Mat.18:33, Luk.15:32, Jhn.4:4, Act.27:21, al.; periphr., δέον ἐστίν (as in Attic, χρεών ἐστι = χρή, see: δέον), Act.19:36; id., with ellipse of ἐστίν, 1Pe.1:6 τὰ μὴ δέοντα (= ἃ οὐ δεῖ 1Ti.5:13. SYN.: ὀφείλει, expressing moral obligation, as distinct from δεῖ, denoting logical necessity and χρή, a need which results from the fitness of things (see Tr., Syn., § cvii, 10; Westc. on Heb.2:1, 1Jn.2:6; Hort on Jas.3:10). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

it is necessary, inevitable; less frequently: it is a duty, what is proper.

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How translators render G1163

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
must 49
ought 4
should 4
had to 3
you should have 3
had 2
he must 2
i have to 2
i must 2
they should 2
vvv 2
due 1
each one must 1
have had 1
he ought 1
i ought 1
it is necessary to choose 1
it must 1
it should not be 1
it was fitting 1
need 1
one must 1
ought to make 1
should be 1
shouldnt 1
than you ought 1
that he ought 1
there must 1
these things must 1
was it not necessary for 1
was to 1
we must 1
we ought 1
would have had 1
you ought 1
you should 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
must 53
ought 14
must be 3
must needs 3
ye ought 3
ought ye 2
oughtest 2
should 2
they ought 2
he must 1
he ought 1
i must needs 1
it behoved 1
it must 1
it ought 1
it was needful to 1
men ought 1
must needs be 1
need be 1
shouldest 1
that i ought 1
thou oughtest 1
was meet 1
we ought 1
wherefore 1
ye should 1

Verses containing G1163

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  1. Matthew 16:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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 scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

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  2. Matthew 17:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

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  3. Matthew 18:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

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  4. Matthew 23:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

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  5. Matthew 24:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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  6. Matthew 25:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.

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  7. Matthew 26:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.

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  8. Matthew 26:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”

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  9. Mark 8:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.

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  10. Mark 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

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  11. Mark 13:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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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  12. Mark 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.

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  13. Mark 13:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

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  14. Mark 14:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Peter kept insisting, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the others said the same thing.

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  15. Luke 2:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

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  16. Luke 4:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”

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  17. Luke 9:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

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  18. Luke 11:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

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  19. Luke 12:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

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  20. Luke 13:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”

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  21. Luke 13:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”

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  22. Luke 13:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.

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  23. Luke 15:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But it was fitting 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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  24. Luke 17:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

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  25. Luke 18:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

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  26. Luke 19:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”

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  27. Luke 21:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”

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  28. Luke 22:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.

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  29. Luke 22:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.”

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  30. Luke 24:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘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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  31. Luke 24:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”

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  32. Luke 24:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to 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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  33. John 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

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  34. John 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

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  35. John 3:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He must increase; I must decrease.

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  36. John 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now He had to pass through Samaria.

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  37. John 4:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

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  38. John 4:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

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  39. John 9:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.

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  40. John 10:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.

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  41. John 12:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”

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  42. John 20:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.

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  43. Acts 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.

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  44. Acts 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

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  45. Acts 3:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.

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  46. Acts 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

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  47. Acts 5:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

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  48. Acts 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

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  49. Acts 9:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”

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  50. Acts 14:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

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