Strong's G1163 (Greek)

Greek: δεῖ (deî)

Pronunciation: die

Derivation: 3rd person singular active present of G1210;

Definition: also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)

KJV Renderings: behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.