Strong's Number G318

ἀνάγκη
anagke · an-ang-kay'
Transliteration:
anagke{an-ang-kay'}
Word Origin:
from 303 and the base of 43
TDNT:
1:344,55
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Strong's Definition:
constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress
Usage in the KJV:
necessity 8, must needs 2, distress 3, must of necessity 1, need 2192 1, necessary 1, needful 1

Total: 18
Occurs 17 times in the Greek text.
Definition:
  1. necessity, imposed either by the circumstances, or by law of duty regarding to one's advantage, custom, argument
  2. calamity, distress, straits