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Lexicon :: Strong's G1163 - dei

Aa
δεῖ
Transliteration
dei (Key)
Pronunciation
die
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Third person singular active present of δέω (G1210)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:21,140

Trench's Synonyms: cvii. Additional Synonyms

Strong’s Definitions

†δεῖ deî, die; 3rd person singular active present of G1210; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding):—behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 106x

The KJV translates Strong's G1163 in the following manner: must (58x), ought (31x), must needs (5x), should (4x), miscellaneous (7x), variations of 'ought 1'.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 106x
The KJV translates Strong's G1163 in the following manner: must (58x), ought (31x), must needs (5x), should (4x), miscellaneous (7x), variations of 'ought 1'.

  1. it is necessary, there is need of, it behooves, is right and proper

    1. necessity lying in the nature of the case

    2. necessity brought on by circumstances or by the conduct of others toward us.

    3. necessity in reference to what is required to attain some end

    4. a necessity of law and command, of duty, equity

    5. necessity established by the counsel and decree of God, especially by that purpose of his which relates to the salvation of men by the intervention of Christ and which is disclosed in the Old Testament prophecies

      1. concerning what Christ was destined finally to undergo, his sufferings, death, resurrection, ascension

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†δεῖ deî, die; 3rd person singular active present of G1210; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding):—behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should.
STRONGS G1163:
δεῖ; subjunctive present δέῃ; imperfect ἔδει; an impersonal verb [cf. Buttmann, § 132, 12; cf. § 131, 3; from Homer down]; (δέω, namely, τινός, to have need of, be in want of; cf. German es bedarf), it is necessary, there is need of, it behooves, is right and proper; followed either by the infinitive alone (cf. our one ought), or by the accusative with an infinitive [cf. Buttmann, 147 (129)], it denotes any sort of necessity; as
a. necessity lying in the nature of the case: John 3:30; 2 Timothy 2:6.
b. necessity brought on by circumstances or by the conduct of others toward us: Matthew 26:35 (κἄν δέῃ με ἀποθανεῖν), cf. Mark 14:31; John 4:4; Acts 27:21; 2 Corinthians 11:30; [2 Corinthians 12:1 L T Tr WH text]; or imposed by a condition of mind: Luke 2:49; Luke 19:5.
c. necessity in reference to what is required to attain some end: Luke 12:12; John 3:7; Acts 9:6; Acts 16:30; 1 Corinthians 11:19; Hebrews 9:26 (on this cf. Winers Grammar, 283 (266); [also Buttmann, 216 (187); 225 (195)]); Hebrews 11:6.
d. a necessity of law and command, of duty, equity: Matthew 18:33; Matthew 23:23; Luke 11:42; Luke 13:14; Luke 15:32; Luke 18:1; Luke 22:7; John 4:20; Acts 5:29; Acts 15:5; Romans 1:27 (ἀντιμισθίαν, ἣν ἔδει, namely, ἀπολαμβάνεσθαι, the recompense due by the law of God); Romans 8:26; Romans 12:3; 1 Corinthians 8:2, etc. or of office: Luke 4:43; Luke 13:33; John 9:4; John 10:16; Ephesians 6:20; Colossians 4:4; 2 Timothy 2:24.
e. necessity established by the counsel and decree of God, especially by that purpose of his which relates to the salvation of men by the intervention of Christ and which is disclosed in the O. T. prophecies: Matthew 17:10; Matthew 24:6; Mark 9:11; Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 15:53; in this use, especially of what Christ was destined finally to undergo, his sufferings, death, resurrection, ascension: Luke 24:46 [R G L brackets]; Matthew 26:54; John 3:14; Acts 3:21, etc. (of the necessity of fate in Herodotus 5, 33; with the addition κατὰ τὸ θεοπρόπιον, 8, 53; Thucydides 5, 26.) [Synonyms: δεῖ, χρή: δεῖ seems to be more suggestive of moral obligation, denoting especially that constraint which arises from divine appointment; whereas χρή signifies rather the necessity resulting from time and circumstance. Schmidt, chapter 150.]

Related entry:
δέον, -οντος, τό, (participle of δεῖ, which see), from [Sophocles and] Herodatus down, that of which there is need, which is requisite, due, proper: δέον ἐστί there is need, 1 Peter 1:6 [T Tr text WH omits Tr marginal reading in brackets ἐ.]; followed by accusative with an infinitive Acts 19:36; τὰ μὴ δέοντα that are not proper, 1 Timothy 5:13.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
17:10; 18:33; 23:23; 24:6; 26:35; 26:54
Mark
9:11; 14:31
Luke
2:49; 4:43; 11:42; 12:12; 13:14; 13:33; 15:32; 18:1; 19:5; 22:7; 24:46
John
3:7; 3:14; 3:30; 4:4; 4:20; 9:4; 10:16
Acts
3:21; 4:12; 5:29; 9:6; 15:5; 16:30; 19:36; 27:21
Romans
1:27; 8:26; 12:3
1 Corinthians
8:2; 11:19; 15:53
2 Corinthians
11:30; 12:1
Ephesians
6:20
Colossians
4:4
1 Timothy
5:13
2 Timothy
2:6; 2:24
Hebrews
9:26; 11:6
1 Peter
1:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1163 matches the Greek δεῖ (dei),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in 'Jhn' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:7 - Marvel G2296 not G3361 that G3754 I said G2036 unto thee, G4671 Ye G5209 must G1163 be born G1080 again. G509

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:14 - And G2532 as G2531 Moses G3475 lifted up G5312 the G3588 serpent G3789 in G1722 the G3588 wilderness, G2048 even so G3779 must G1163 the G3588 Son G5207 of man G444 be lifted up: G5312

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:30 - He G1565 must G1163 increase, G837 but G1161 I G1691 must decrease. G1642

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:4 - And G1161 he G846 must needs G1163 go G1330 through G1223 Samaria. G4540

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:20 - Our G2257 fathers G3962 worshipped G4352 in G1722 this G5129 mountain; G3735 and G2532 ye G5210 say, G3004 that G3754 in G1722 Jerusalem G2414 is G2076 the G3588 place G5117 where G3699 men ought G1163 to worship. G4352

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:24 - God G2316 is a Spirit: G4151 and G2532 they that G3588 worship G4352 him G846 must G1163 worship G4352 him in G1722 spirit G4151 and G2532 in truth. G225

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:4 - I G1691 must G1163 work G2038 the G3588 works G2041 of him G3588 that sent G3992 me, G3165 while G2193 it is G2076 day: G2250 the night G3571 cometh, G2064 when G3753 no man G3762 can G1410 work. G2038

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:16 - And G2532 other G243 sheep G4263 I have, G2192 which G3739 are G2076 not G3756 of G1537 this G3778 fold: G833 them also G2548 I G3165 must G1163 bring, G71 and G2532 they shall hear G191 my G3450 voice; G5456 and G2532 there shall be G1096 one G1520 fold, G4167 and one G1520 shepherd. G4166

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:34 - The G3588 people G3793 answered G611 him, G846 We G2249 have heard G191 out of G1537 the G3588 law G3551 that G3754 Christ G5547 abideth G3306 for G1519 ever: G165 and G2532 how G4459 sayest G3004 thou, G4771 The G3588 Son G5207 of man G444 must G1163 be lifted up? G5312 who G5101 is G2076 this G3778 Son G5207 of man? G444

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:9 - For G1063 as yet G3764➔ they knew G1492 not ➔G3764 the G3588 scripture, G1124 that G3754 he G846 must G1163 rise again G450 from G1537 the dead. G3498
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