ἀναγκαῖοςanankaîos
GreekG3168 occurrences (KJV)
necessary; by implication, close (of kin)
KJV renders it: near, necessary, necessity, needful
Where it appears
- Acts 10:24On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.
- Acts 13:46Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
- 1 Cor 12:22No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
- 2 Cor 9:5I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you, and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness.
- Phil 1:24Yet, to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.
- Phil 2:25But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need;
- Titus 3:14Let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.
- Heb 8:3For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.