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anagkē G318

ἀνάγκη (anagkē) means “necessity” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἀνάγκη Greek · G318 17 tagged occurrences in 17 verses

Pronunciation guide: an-ang-kay' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0318

ἀνάγκη · anagkē · necessity

ἀνάγκη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for מָצוֹק, צַר ;] 1. necessity: ἔχειν ἀ-, with inf., to be compelled, Luk.14:18 23:17 (Rec., R, mg.), 1Co.7:37, Ju 3, Heb.7:27; ἐξ ἀ., κατ᾽ ἀ., of necessity, 2Co.9:7, Heb.7:12, Phm 14; ἀ. μοι ἐπίκειται, n. is laid on me, 1Co.9:16; with inf. (= ἀναγκαῖον ἐστι), Mat.18:7, Rom.13:5, Heb.9:16, 23 2. force, violence, hence pain, distress (Diod., al.; LXX; see M, Th., 41; MM, VGT, see word; cf. θλίψις): Luk.21:23, 1Co.7:26, 1Th.3:7; pl. (see B1., § 32, 6; Swete, Mk., 153), ἐν ἀ., 2Co.6:4 12:10.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

necessity, constraint, compulsion; there is need to; force, violence.

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How translators render G318

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
compulsion 2
distress 2
hardships 2
it is necessary 2
must 2
need 2
am obligated to preach 1
constraint 1
crisis 1
it necessary 1
it was necessary 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
necessity 5
distress 3
must needs 2
necessities 2
necessary that 1
needful 1
of necessity 1

Verses containing G318

Page 1 of 1. 17 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 18:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!

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  2. Luke 14:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.’

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  3. Luke 21:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  4. Romans 13:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.

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  5. 1 Corinthians 7:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

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  6. 1 Corinthians 7:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  7. 1 Corinthians 9:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!

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  8. 2 Corinthians 6:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;

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  9. 2 Corinthians 9:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  10. 2 Corinthians 12:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  11. 1 Thessalonians 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.

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  12. Philemon 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  13. Hebrews 7:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.

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  14. Hebrews 7:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  15. Hebrews 9:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,

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  16. Hebrews 9:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  17. Jude 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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