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Greek word study

δεῖdeî — it is necessary, inevitable

it is necessary, inevitable; less frequently: it is a duty, what is proper.

Translated in the King James as: behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should

Appears 99 times in Scripture

Origin: 3rd person singular active present of G1210 (δέω);

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Where it appears

Matthew — 8×

Matt 16:21 Matt 17:10 Matt 18:33 Matt 23:23 Matt 24:6 Matt 25:27 Matt 26:35 Matt 26:54

Mark — 6×

Mark 8:31 Mark 9:11 Mark 13:7 Mark 13:10 Mark 13:14 Mark 14:31

Luke — 18×

Luke 2:49 Luke 4:43 Luke 9:22 Luke 11:42 Luke 12:12 Luke 13:14 Luke 13:16 Luke 13:33 Luke 15:32 Luke 17:25 Luke 18:1 Luke 19:5 Luke 21:9 Luke 22:7 Luke 22:37 Luke 24:7 Luke 24:26 Luke 24:44

John — 10×

John 3:7 John 3:14 John 3:30 John 4:4 John 4:20 John 4:24 John 9:4 John 10:16 John 12:34 John 20:9

Acts — 21×

Acts 1:16 Acts 1:21 Acts 3:21 Acts 4:12 Acts 9:6 Acts 9:16 Acts 14:22 Acts 15:5 Acts 16:30 Acts 17:3 Acts 19:21 Acts 19:36 Acts 20:35 Acts 23:11 Acts 24:19 Acts 25:10 Acts 25:24 Acts 26:9 Acts 27:21 Acts 27:24 Acts 27:26

Romans — 3×

Rom 1:27 Rom 8:26 Rom 12:3

1 Corinthians — 4×

1 Cor 8:2 1 Cor 11:19 1 Cor 15:25 1 Cor 15:53

2 Corinthians — 4×

2 Cor 2:3 2 Cor 5:10 2 Cor 11:30 2 Cor 12:1

Ephesians — 1×

Colossians — 1×

2 Thessalonians — 1×

1 Timothy — 4×

1 Tim 3:2 1 Tim 3:7 1 Tim 3:15 1 Tim 5:13

2 Timothy — 2×

2 Tim 2:6 2 Tim 2:24

Titus — 3×

Titus 1:7 Titus 1:11+ 1 more in Titus

Hebrews — 3×

Heb 2:1 Heb 9:26 Heb 11:6

1 Peter — 1×

2 Peter — 1×

Revelation — 8×

Rev 1:1 Rev 4:1 Rev 10:11 Rev 11:5 Rev 13:10 Rev 17:10 Rev 20:3 Rev 22:6

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.