Strong's Number G316

ἀναγκαῖος

anagkaios · an-ang-kah'-yos

Transliteration:

anagkaios{an-ang-kah'-yos}

Word Origin:

from 318

TDNT:

1:344,55

Part of Speech:

adjective

Strong's Definition:

necessary; by implication, close (of kin)

Usage in the KJV:

necessary 5, near 1, more needful 1, of necessity 1

Total: 8
Occurs 8 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

necessary
1. what one can not do without, indispensable
2. connected by bonds of nature or friendship
3. what ought according to the law of duty be done, what is required by the circumstances