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Lexicon :: Strong's G318 - anagkē

Aa
ἀνάγκη
Transliteration
anagkē (Key)
Pronunciation
an-ang-kay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἀνά (G303) and the base of ἀγκάλη (G43)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:344,55

Strong’s Definitions

†ἀνάγκη anánkē, an-ang-kay'; from G303 and the base of G43; constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress:—distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's G318 in the following manner: necessity (7x), must needs (3x), distress (3x), must of necessity (2x), need (with G2192) (1x), necessary (1x), needful (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's G318 in the following manner: necessity (7x), must needs (3x), distress (3x), must of necessity (2x), need (with G2192) (1x), necessary (1x), needful (1x).

  1. necessity, imposed either by the circumstances, or by law of duty regarding to one's advantage, custom, argument

  2. calamity, distress, straits

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἀνάγκη anánkē, an-ang-kay'; from G303 and the base of G43; constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress:—distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful.
STRONGS G318:
ἀνάγκη, -ης, ἡ;
1. necessity, imposed either by the external condition of things, or by the law of duty, regard to one's advantage, custom, argument: κατ’ ἀνάγκην perforce (opposed to κατὰ ἑκούσιον), Philemon 1:14; ἐξ ἀνάγκης of necessity, compelled, 2 Corinthians 9:7; Hebrews 7:12 (necessarily); ἔχω ἀνάγκην I have (am compelled by) necessity, (also in Greek writings): 1 Corinthians 7:37; Hebrews 7:27; followed by an infinitive, Luke 14:18; Luke 23:17 R L brackets; Jude 1:3; ἀν. μοι ἐπίκειται necessity is laid upon me, 1 Corinthians 9:16; ἀνάγκη (equivalent to ἀναγκαῖόν ἐστι) followed by an infinitive: Matthew 18:7; Romans 13:5; Hebrews 9:16, 23 (also in Greek writings).
2. in a sense rare in the classics (Diodorus 4, 43), but very common in Hellenistic writings (also in Josephus, b. j. 5, 13, 7, etc.; see Winers Grammar, 30), calamity, distress, straits: Luke 21:23; 1 Corinthians 7:26; 1 Thessalonians 3:7; plural ἐν ἀνάγκαις, 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 12:10.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
18:7
Luke
14:18; 21:23; 23:17
Romans
13:5
1 Corinthians
7:26; 7:37; 9:16
2 Corinthians
6:4; 9:7; 12:10
1 Thessalonians
3:7
Philemon
1:14
Hebrews
7:12; 7:27; 9:16; 9:23
Jude
1:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G318 matches the Greek ἀνάγκη (anagkē),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:2 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:19 -
He will deliver thee in six troubles;
Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:11 -
Therefore I will not refrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:24 -
Distress and anguish make him afraid;
They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:14 -
He shall be rooted out of his tent wherein he trusteth;
And he shall be brought to the king of terrors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:22 -
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits:
The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:9 -
Will God hear his cry,
When trouble cometh upon him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:25 -
Did not I weep for him that was in trouble?
Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:19 -
Will thy cry avail, that thou be not in distress,
Or all the forces of thy strength?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17 -
The troubles of my heart are enlarged:
Oh bring thou me out of my distresses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:7 -
I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness;
For thou hast seen my affliction:
Thou hast known my soul in adversities;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:6 -
Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble,
And he delivered them out of their distresses,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13 -
Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble,
And he saved them out of their distresses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19 -
Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble,
And he saveth them out of their distresses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:28 -
Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble,
And he bringeth them out of their distresses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143 -
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me;
Yet thy commandments are my delight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:17 -
A friend loveth at all times;
And a brother is born for adversity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:15 - therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:4 - And I will cause them to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15 - That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
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