The New Testament Greek Lexicon  Strong's Number:  1163 encodedOriginalWord Original Word Word Origin   δεῖ   third person singular active present of (1210) Transliterated Word Phonetic Spelling   dei   die MediaPlayer Parts of Speech TDNT   Verb   2:21,140  Definition   it is necessary, there is need of, it behooves, is right and proper necessity lying in the nature of the case necessity brought on by circumstances or by the conduct of others toward us. necessity in reference to what is required to attain some end a necessity of law and command, of duty, equity necessity established by the counsel and decree of God, especially by that purpose of his which relates to the salvation of men by the intervention of Christ and which is disclosed in the Old Testament prophecies concerning what Christ was destined finally to undergo, his sufferings, death, resurrection, ascension  Translated Words   KJV (75) - misc, 7; must, 58; must needs, 5; ought, 1; should, 4; NAS (98) - due, 1; had, 7; have, 2; must, 56; necessary, 4; needed, 1; ought, 17; ought to, 1; should, 9;  Verse Count KJV NAS   Matthew 8 Mark 6 Luke 19 John 10 Acts 25 Romans 3 1 Corinthians 4 2 Corinthians 3 Ephesians 1 Colossians 2 1 Thessalonians 1 2 Thessalonians 1 1 Timothy 4 2 Timothy 2 Titus 2 Hebrews 3 1 Peter 1 2 Peter 1 Revelation 8   Matthew 8 Mark 5 Luke 18 John 10 Acts 21 Romans 3 1 Corinthians 4 2 Corinthians 4 Ephesians 1 Colossians 2 1 Thessalonians 1 2 Thessalonians 1 1 Timothy 3 2 Timothy 2 Titus 2 Hebrews 3 2 Peter 1 Revelation 8 Search This Resource   Choose a letter below to browse the alphabetical list: a b g d e z h q  i k l m n c o p  r s t u f x y w   Previous Next deesis deigma   Get The Fonts  Download Now!  · Windows Version  · MacIntosh Version  · Linux Version   How to Install …   Buy This Resource Thayer's $12.99  Shop All Greek Lexicons

Abbreviations Legend: TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament; Copyright Statement The New Testament Greek Lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries. Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. http://www.lockman.org/. Bibliography Information Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Dei". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=1163>.