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ἀναγκαῖος

Transliteration: anankaios · adjective

8x in NTFirst: Acts 10:24
Meaningnecessary, essential
Part of speechadjective
Frequency8x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἀναγκαίους, ἀναγκαῖον, ἀναγκαῖά, ἀναγκαιότερον, Ἀναγκαῖον, ἀναγκαίας
Example versesActs 10:24 · Acts 13:46 · 1Cor 12:22 · 2Cor 9:5 · Phil 1:24
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What kind of word is ἀναγκαῖος?

ἀναγκαῖος (anankaios) is a adjective that occurs 8 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “necessary, essential” and first appears in Acts 10:24.

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