Lexicon epanagkes: necessary, of necessity Original Word: ἐπάναγκεςPart of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: epanagkes Phonetic Spelling: (ep-an'-ang-kes) Short Definition: necessarily Definition: necessarily; as subst: necessary things. HELPS word-Studies 1876 epánagkes (an adverb, derived from 1909 /epí, "on, fitting" and 318 /anágkē, "necessity") – properly, what seems necessary (suitable), given the particular situation (used only in Ac 15:28). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom epi and anagkéDefinitionnecessary, of necessity NASB Translationessentials (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 1876: ἐπάναγκεςἐπάναγκες ( ἀνάγκη (hence, literally, on compulsion)), necessarily: πλήν τῶν ἐπάναγκες τούτων, besides these things which are necessarily imposed, Acts 15:28 ( Buttmann, 27. (24)). ( Herodotus, Andocides ( ), Plato, Demosthenes, Aristotle, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Plutarch, Aelian, Epictetus.)
Strong's necessary. Neuter of a presumed compound of epi and anagke; (adverbially) on necessity, i.e. Necessarily -- necessary. see GREEK epi see GREEK anagke |
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