ἀνάγκη

anagkē

Greek G0318 Noun, feminine 17 occurrences in 17 verses

ἀνάγκη necessity

ἀνάγκη, -ης, ἡ

[in LXX chiefly for מָצוֹק, צַר ;]

1. necessity: ἔχειν ἀ-, with inf., to be compelled, Luk.14:18 23:17 (Rec., R, mg.), 1Co.7:37, Ju 3, Heb.7:27; ἐξ ἀ., κατ᾽ ἀ., of necessity, 2Co.9:7, Heb.7:12, Phm 14; ἀ. μοι ἐπίκειται, n. is laid on me, 1Co.9:16; with inf. (= ἀναγκαῖον ἐστι), Mat.18:7, Rom.13:5, Heb.9:16, 23

2. force, violence, hence pain, distress (Diod., al.; LXX; see M, Th., 41; MM, VGT, see word; cf. θλίψις): Luk.21:23, 1Co.7:26, 1Th.3:7; pl. (see B1., § 32, 6; Swete, Mk., 153), ἐν ἀ., 2Co.6:4 12:10.†

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Concordance 17 verses

Matthew 18:7 ἀνάγκη

Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
Luke 14:18 ἀνάγκην

But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
Luke 21:23 ἀνάγκη

How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.
Romans 13:5 ἀνάγκη

Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
1 Corinthians 7:26 ἀνάγκην

Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
1 Corinthians 7:37 ἀνάγκην

But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
1 Corinthians 9:16 ἀνάγκη

Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
2 Corinthians 6:4 ἀνάγκαις

Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
2 Corinthians 9:7 ἀνάγκης

Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 12:10 ἀνάγκαις

That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
1 Thessalonians 3:7 ἀνάγκῃ

For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.
Philemon 1:14 ἀνάγκην

But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.
Hebrews 7:12 ἀνάγκης

For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.
Hebrews 7:27 ἀνάγκην

Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
Hebrews 9:16 ἀνάγκη

In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,
Hebrews 9:23 Ἀνάγκη

So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
Jude 1:3 ἀνάγκην

Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.