Greek adjective · G316
ἀναγκαῖος
anankaiosan-ang-kah'-yos
necessary; Of persons connected by bonds of nature or friendship, near, intimate
8 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: anankaîos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G316is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G316
necessary; by implication, close (of kin)
The King James renders it: near, necessary, necessity, needful.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
anankaios is rendered "necessary; Of persons connected by bonds of nature or friendship, near, intimate". It stands 8 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Two of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "necessary".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 10:24The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
Acts 10:24ἀναγκαίους
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's eight uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: necessary, and Of persons connected by bonds of nature or friendship, near, intimate.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| necessaryAct.13:46 | Tagged as
| WhereActs 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you… |
| Of persons connected by bonds of nature or friendship, near, intimateField, Notes, 118; ΜΜ, VGT, see word): ἀ. φίλοι, Act.10:24.† (AS | Tagged as
| WhereActs 10:24The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀναγινώσκω | anaginosko | to read | Uses32 |
| ἀνάγω | anago | to lead | Uses23 |
| ἀνάγκη | ananke | necessity | Uses17 |
| ἀναγγέλλω | anangello | to report | Uses14 |
| ἀναγκάζω | anankazo | to compel | Uses9 |
| ἀνάγνωσις | anagnosis | reading | Uses3 |
| ἀναγεννάω | anagennao | to beget | Uses2 |
| ἀναγκαστῶς | anankastos | necessarily | Uses1 |
| ἀναγνωρίζομαι | anagnorizomai | to recognize | Uses1 |
All 8, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἀναγκαῖον4
- ἀναγκαῖά1
- ἀναγκαίας1
- ἀναγκαιότερον1
- ἀναγκαίους1
The grammar of each form
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular4A-NSN
- adjective · accusative (object) · feminine plural1A-APF
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine plural1A-APM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter plural1A-NPN
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1A-NSN-C
Acts
two uses
The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
- ἀναγκαίουςanagkaiousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: close
Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
- ἀναγκαῖονanagkaionadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: necessary
1 Corinthians
one use
On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
- ἀναγκαῖάanagkaiaadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: indispensable
2 Corinthians
one use
So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
- ἀναγκαῖονanagkaionadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: Necessary
Philippians
two uses
But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
- ἀναγκαιότερονanagkaioteronadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: more necessary
But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
- Ἀναγκαῖονanagkaionadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: Necessary
Titus
one use
And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
- ἀναγκαίαςanagkaiasadjective · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: necessary
Hebrews
one use
And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.
- ἀναγκαῖονanagkaionadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: necessary
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.