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GreekG1163Verb

δεῖ

dei

105Occurrences
G1163Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

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

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
one must, it is necessary: with inf., with accusative and inf., with ellipse of accusative; of accusative, and inf.; *οὐ *(μὴ) *δεῖ *(non licet), ought not, must not: impf., ἔδει, of necessity or obligation in past time regarding a past event, periphr., *δέον ἐστίν *(as in Attic, *χρεών ἐστι *= χρή, see: δέον); with ellipse of ἐστίν, *τὰ μὴ δέοντα *(= ἃ *οὐ δεῖ *.
Synonyms
ὀφείλει, expressing moral obligation, as distinct from δεῖ, denoting logical necessity and χρή, a need which results from the fitness of things (see Tr., Syn., § cvii, 10; Westc. on ; Hort on ).
LXX: chiefly for infin. with לְ

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

δεῖ appears 105 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
25
Luke
19
John
10
Matthew
8
Revelation
8
Mark
6
1 Corinthians
4
1 Timothy
4

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 11:19BSB

And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.

Acts 14:22BSB

strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

Acts 9:16BSB

I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”

Luke 13:33BSB

Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.

Matthew 26:35BSB

Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.

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