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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. Acts 15:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”

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  2. Acts 16:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

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  3. Acts 17:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.

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  4. Acts 19:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”

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  5. Acts 19:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.

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  6. Acts 20:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

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  7. Acts 23:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”

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  8. Acts 24:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia

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    Source alternate reference: 24.18

  9. Acts 25:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.

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  10. Acts 25:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.

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  11. Acts 26:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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  12. Acts 27:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.

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  13. Acts 27:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’

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  14. Acts 27:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    However, we must run aground on some island.”

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  15. Romans 1:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

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  16. Romans 8:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.

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  17. Romans 12:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.

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  18. 1 Corinthians 8:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.

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  19. 1 Corinthians 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.

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  20. 1 Corinthians 15:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

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  21. 1 Corinthians 15:53 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

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  22. 2 Corinthians 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.

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  23. 2 Corinthians 5:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

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  24. 2 Corinthians 11:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

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  25. 2 Corinthians 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

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  26. Ephesians 6:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.

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  27. Colossians 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should.

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  28. Colossians 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

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  29. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.

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  30. 2 Thessalonians 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,

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  31. 1 Timothy 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

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  32. 1 Timothy 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.

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  33. 1 Timothy 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

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  34. 1 Timothy 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.

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  35. 2 Timothy 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.

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  36. 2 Timothy 2:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.

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  37. Titus 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

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  38. Titus 1:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.

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  39. Hebrews 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

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  40. Hebrews 9:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

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  41. Hebrews 11:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

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  42. 1 Peter 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials

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  43. 2 Peter 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness

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  44. Revelation 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

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  45. Revelation 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”

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  46. Revelation 10:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And they told me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”

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  47. Revelation 11:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.

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  48. Revelation 17:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. But when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.

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  49. Revelation 20:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.

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  50. Revelation 22:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”

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