Greek · Strong's G316
ἀναγκαῖος
anankaiosan-ang-kah'-yos
necessary
1890 spelling: anankaîos
- α1
- ν50
- α1
- γ3
- κ20
- α1
- ι10
- ο70
- ς200
Isopsephy 356
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
necessary; by implication, close (of kin)
Rendered in the KJV as
near, necessary, necessity, needful.
- 8occurrencesin the New Testament
- 6 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- ἀναγκαῖον3
- ἀναγκαῖά1
- ἀναγκαίας1
- Ἀναγκαῖον1
- ἀναγκαιότερον1
- ἀναγκαίους1
How it is rendered · 5
- necessary3
- Necessary2
- [is] more necessary1
- close1
- indispensable1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular4
- adjective · accusative (object) · feminine plural1
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter plural1
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-NSN · 4
- A-APF · 1
- A-APM · 1
- A-NPN · 1
- A-NSN-C · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Acts2 of 8 · 25%
- Philippians2 of 8 · 25%
- 1 Corinthians1 of 8 · 13%
- 2 Corinthians1 of 8 · 13%
- Titus1 of 8 · 13%
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 10:24ἀναγκαίουςanagkaiousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluralThe following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.here: close
- Acts 13:46ἀναγκαῖονanagkaionadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singularThen 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.here: necessary
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
Philippians2 occurrences
- Philippians 1:24ἀναγκαιότερονanagkaioteronadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singularBut it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.here: [is] more necessary
- Philippians 2:25Ἀναγκαῖονanagkaionadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singularBut 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.here: Necessary