◄ 318. anagké ►
Strong's Lexicon anagké: Necessity, compulsion, distress, hardship Original Word: ἀνάγκη Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: anagké Pronunciation: ah-NAHN-kay Phonetic Spelling: (an-ang-kay') Definition: Necessity, compulsion, distress, hardship Meaning: necessity, constraint, compulsion; there is need to; force, violence. Word Origin: Derived from the base of ἄγχω (anchō), meaning "to compress" or "to press together." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "anagké," similar concepts can be found in words like צָרָה (tsarah - distress, trouble) and חוֹבָה (chovah - obligation, duty). Usage: The Greek word "anagké" conveys a sense of necessity or compulsion, often associated with distress or hardship. It can refer to external pressures or circumstances that compel a certain action or response. In the New Testament, it is used to describe situations of unavoidable obligation or distress, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, "anagké" was often associated with fate or destiny, reflecting the belief in forces beyond human control that dictated certain outcomes. This concept was prevalent in both philosophical and religious contexts, where it was seen as a binding force that could not be easily escaped. In the Jewish context, the idea of necessity was often linked to divine will or providence, where God’s purposes were seen as ultimately guiding the course of events. HELPS Word-studies 318 anágkē (perhaps cognate with 43 /agkálē, "arm," which is derived from angkos, "a bent/uplifted arm poised to meet a pressing need") – necessity; a compelling need requiring immediate action, i.e. in a pressing situation. 318 /anágkē ("a necessity") calls for timely help, i.e. strong force needed to accomplish something compulsory (absolutely required). This kind of situation is typically brought on by great pain or distress (so Diod., LXX, Abbott-Smith). ["In classical Greek many words take their stem from anank-. The verb anankazō denotes the outward influence or pressure exerted by someone upon another. . . . At times there is implied in anankazō the idea of 'force,' thus it can even mean 'to torture' someone" (Liddell-Scott).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from ana and agchó (to compress, press tight) Definition necessity NASB Translation compulsion (3), constraint (1), distress (3), distresses (1), hardships (1), inevitable (1), necessary (2), necessity (3), need (2), obliged* (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 318: ἀνάγκη ἀνάγκη, (ης, ἡ; 1. necessity, imposed either by the external condition of things, or by the law of duty, regard to one's advantage, custom, argument: κατ' ἀνάγκην perforce (opposed to κατά ἑκούσιον), Philemon 1:14; ἐξ ἀνάγκης of necessity, compelled, 2 Corinthians 9:7; Hebrews 7:12 (necessarily); ἔχω ἀνάγκην I have (am compelled by) necessity, (also in Greek writings): 1 Corinthians 7:37; Hebrews 7:27; followed by an infinitive, Luke 14:18; Luke 23:17 R L brackets; Jude 1:3; ἀν. μοι ἐπίκειται necessity is laid upon me, 1 Corinthians 9:16; ἀνάγκη (equivalent to ἀναγκαῖον ἐστι) followed by an infinitive: Matthew 18:7; Romans 13:5; Hebrews 9:16, 23 (also in Greek writings). 2. in a sense rare in the classics (Diodorus 4, 43), but very common in Hellenistic writings (also in Josephus, b. j. 5, 13, 7, etc.; see Winers Grammar, 30), calamity, distress, straits: Luke 21:23; 1 Corinthians 7:26; 1 Thessalonians 3:7; plural ἐν ἀνάγκαις, 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 12:10. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance distress, necessity. From ana and the base of agkale; constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress -- distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful. see GREEK ana see GREEK agkale Forms and Transliterations ανάγκαι αναγκαις ανάγκαις ἀνάγκαις ανάγκας αναγκη ανάγκη ἀνάγκη ἀνάγκῃ αναγκην ανάγκην ἀνάγκην αναγκης ανάγκης ἀνάγκης αναγκών anankais anánkais ananke anankē anánke anánkē anánkei anánkēi ananken anankēn anánken anánkēn anankes anankēs anánkes anánkēs Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 18:7 N-NFS GRK: τῶν σκανδάλων ἀνάγκη γὰρ ἐλθεῖν NAS: blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks KJV: for it must needs be INT: the temptations to sin for necessary [is] indeed to come Luke 14:18 N-AFS GRK: καὶ ἔχω ἀνάγκην ἐξελθὼν ἰδεῖν NAS: a piece of land and I need to go KJV: and I must needs go and INT: and I have need going out to see Luke 21:23 N-NFS GRK: ἔσται γὰρ ἀνάγκη μεγάλη ἐπὶ NAS: for there will be great distress upon the land KJV: great distress in INT: there will be indeed distress great upon Luke 23:17 Noun-AFS GRK: ἀνάγκην δέ εἶχεν KJV: (For of necessity he must INT: of necessity now he had Romans 13:5 N-NFS GRK: διὸ ἀνάγκη ὑποτάσσεσθαι οὐ NAS: Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, KJV: Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, INT: Therefore necessary [it is] to be subject not 1 Corinthians 7:26 N-AFS GRK: τὴν ἐνεστῶσαν ἀνάγκην ὅτι καλὸν NAS: of the present distress, that it is good KJV: the present distress, [I say], that INT: the present necessity that [it is] good 1 Corinthians 7:37 N-AFS GRK: μὴ ἔχων ἀνάγκην ἐξουσίαν δὲ NAS: under no constraint, but has authority KJV: having no necessity, but hath INT: not having necessity authority moreover 1 Corinthians 9:16 N-NFS GRK: μοι καύχημα ἀνάγκη γάρ μοι NAS: of, for I am under compulsion; for woe KJV: for necessity is laid upon INT: to me boasting for necessity indeed me 2 Corinthians 6:4 N-DFP GRK: θλίψεσιν ἐν ἀνάγκαις ἐν στενοχωρίαις NAS: in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses, KJV: in necessities, in INT: tribulations in hardships in distresses 2 Corinthians 9:7 N-GFS GRK: ἢ ἐξ ἀνάγκης ἱλαρὸν γὰρ NAS: or under compulsion, for God loves KJV: or of necessity: for God INT: or of necessity a cheerful indeed 2 Corinthians 12:10 N-DFP GRK: ὕβρεσιν ἐν ἀνάγκαις ἐν διωγμοῖς NAS: with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, KJV: in necessities, in INT: insults in hardships in persecutions 1 Thessalonians 3:7 N-DFS GRK: πάσῃ τῇ ἀνάγκῃ καὶ θλίψει NAS: in all our distress and affliction KJV: affliction and distress by your INT: all the distress and tribulation Philemon 1:14 N-AFS GRK: ὡς κατὰ ἀνάγκην τὸ ἀγαθόν NAS: would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will. KJV: it were of necessity, but INT: as effect of necessity the good Hebrews 7:12 N-GFS GRK: ἱερωσύνης ἐξ ἀνάγκης καὶ νόμου NAS: is changed, of necessity there takes place KJV: of necessity a change INT: priesthood from necessity also of law Hebrews 7:27 N-AFS GRK: καθ' ἡμέραν ἀνάγκην ὥσπερ οἱ NAS: who does not need daily, like INT: every day necessity as the Hebrews 9:16 N-NFS GRK: διαθήκη θάνατον ἀνάγκη φέρεσθαι τοῦ NAS: a covenant is, there must of necessity be the death KJV: a testament [is], there must also of necessity be INT: [there is] a will [the] death [is] necessary to bring in of the [one] Hebrews 9:23 N-NFS GRK: Ἀνάγκη οὖν τὰ NAS: Therefore it was necessary for the copies KJV: [It was] therefore necessary that the patterns INT: [It was] necessary then [for] the Jude 1:3 N-AFS GRK: ἡμῶν σωτηρίας ἀνάγκην ἔσχον γράψαι NAS: I felt the necessity to write KJV: it was needful for me INT: of us salvation necessity I had to write Strong's Greek 318 18 Occurrences ἀνάγκαις — 2 Occ. ἀνάγκη — 7 Occ. ἀνάγκην — 7 Occ. ἀνάγκης — 2 Occ.