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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: ἀναγκαῖος

(Strong's #316 — Adjective — anankaios — an-ang-kah'-yos )

"necessary" (from ananke, "necessity;" see below), is so rendered in Acts 13:46; 1 Corinthians 12:22; 2 Corinthians 9:5; Philippians 2:25; Titus 3:14; Hebrews 8:3 , RV (AV, "of necessity"); for Acts 10:24 , "near friends," see NEAR , B.

2: ἀνάγκη

(Strong's #318 — Noun Feminine — ananke — an-ang-kay' )

"a necessity" (see No. 1), is rendered "(it was) necessary" in Hebrews 9:23 , lit., "it was a necessity." See DISTRESS , A, No. 1.

3: ἐπάναγκες

(Strong's #1876 — Adjective Neuter — epanankes — ep-an'-ang-kes )

an adjective akin to the preceding, with epi, used intensively, found only in the neuter form, is used as an adverb signifying "of necessity" and translated as an adjective in Acts 15:28 , "necessary," lit., "(things) of necessity."

Note: For the AV of Acts 28:10 see NEED , A, No. 1.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Necessary'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​n/necessary.html. 1940.
 
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