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δεῖ
deî · Greek · Strong's G1163 · 103 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “need”
What it means
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
3rd person singular active present of G1210 (δέω);
How the KJV renders it
behoved, be meet, must, need, ought, should
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“need”
“must”
also renders ʻâtsûwm (H6099)
“should”
also renders opheílō (G3784)
Questions this word decides
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Should Christians pray to saints?
- Is 1 Enoch inspired or canonical scripture?
- Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews?
- Is tithing required for Christians?
Where it appears
103 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 8:2 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 11:19 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 15:25 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 15:53 V-PAI-3S1 Peter 1:6 V-PAP-NSN1 Thessalonians 4:1 V-PAI-3S1 Timothy 3:2 V-PAI-3S1 Timothy 3:7 V-PAI-3S1 Timothy 3:15 V-PAI-3S1 Timothy 5:13 V-PAP-APN2 Corinthians 2:3 V-IAI-3S2 Corinthians 5:10 V-PAI-3S2 Corinthians 11:30 V-PAI-3S2 Corinthians 12:1 V-PAI-3S2 Peter 3:11 V-PAI-3S2 Thessalonians 3:7 V-PAI-3S2 Timothy 2:6 V-PAI-3S2 Timothy 2:24 V-PAI-3SActs 1:16 V-IAI-3SActs 1:21 V-PAI-3SActs 3:21 V-PAI-3SActs 4:12 V-PAI-3SActs 5:29 V-PAI-3SActs 9:6 V-PAI-3SActs 9:16 V-PAI-3SActs 14:22 V-PAI-3SActs 15:5 V-PAI-3SActs 16:30 V-PAI-3SActs 17:3 V-IAI-3SActs 19:21 V-PAI-3SActs 19:36 V-PAP-NSNActs 20:35 V-PAI-3SActs 21:22 V-PAI-3SActs 23:11 V-PAI-3SActs 24:19 V-IAI-3SActs 25:10 V-PAI-3SActs 25:24 V-PANActs 26:9 V-PANActs 27:21 V-IAI-3SActs 27:24 V-PAI-3SActs 27:26 V-PAI-3SColossians 4:4 V-PAI-3SColossians 4:6 V-PAI-3SEphesians 6:20 V-PAI-3SHebrews 2:1 V-PAI-3SHebrews 9:26 V-IAI-3SHebrews 11:6 V-PAI-3SJohn 3:7 V-PAI-3SJohn 3:14 V-PAI-3SJohn 3:30 V-PAI-3SJohn 4:4 V-IAI-3SJohn 4:20 V-PAI-3SJohn 4:24 V-PAI-3SJohn 9:4 V-PAI-3SJohn 10:16 V-PAI-3SJohn 12:34 V-PAI-3SJohn 20:9 V-PAI-3SLuke 2:49 V-PAI-3SLuke 4:43 V-PAI-3SLuke 9:22 V-PAI-3S
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.