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ἀνάγκη

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaἀνάγκη
Citation formἀνάγκη, ης, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossnecessity, constraint, compulsion
Strong’sG0318
Transliterationanánkē
Definitionconstraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress
KJV glosses:--distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful.
Derivationfrom and the base of
SBLGNT occurrences17

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἀνάγκαις
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 2 Corinthians 12:10
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 2 Corinthians 6:4
ἀνάγκη
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Matthew 18:7
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Luke 21:23
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Romans 13:5
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 Corinthians 9:16
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Hebrews 9:16
Ἀνάγκη
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Hebrews 9:23
ἀνάγκῃ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 Thessalonians 3:7
ἀνάγκην
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 14:18
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 1 Corinthians 7:26
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 1 Corinthians 7:37
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Philemon 1:14
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Hebrews 7:27
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Jude 1:3
ἀνάγκης
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 2 Corinthians 9:7
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 7:12

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: αναγκη.