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ἀναγκαῖος

anankaios · necessary, close

Greek word · Strong’s number G316 · appears 8 times in the Bible

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What it means

anankaios (ἀναγκαῖος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “necessary, close”.

Necessary, needed; of friends, close, intimate.

How to say it

a·nan·kai·os

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Indispensable.
  2. Trusted friends.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • necessary ×6
  • close ×1
  • urgent ×1

Related words

Comes from

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Acts 10:24

    And on the following day he entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was expecting them, having called together his relatives and close friends.

  • Acts 13:46

    And Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life, look, we are turning to the nations.

  • 1 Corinthians 12:22

    On the contrary, much more the members of the body that seem to be weaker are necessary,

  • 2 Corinthians 9:5

    So I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance your previously promised blessing, so that this may be ready in this way: as a blessing and not as greed.

  • Philippians 1:24

    but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.

  • Philippians 2:25

    But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your envoy and minister to my need,

  • Titus 3:14

    And let our people also learn to devote themselves to good works for urgent needs, so that they may not be unfruitful.

  • Hebrews 8:3

    For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; therefore it is necessary for this one also to have something that he may offer.