G318 — ἀνάγκη (anánkē)

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Strong's G318 (Greek)

Greek: ἀνάγκη (anánkē)

Pronunciation: an-ang-kay'

Derivation: from G303 and the base of G43;

Definition: constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress

KJV Renderings: distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G303 ἀνά aná a primary preposition and adverb properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.) and, apiece, by, each, every (man), in, through
G43 ἀγκάλη ankálē from ἄγκος (ánkos) (a bend, "ache") an arm (as curved) arm

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.