ἀναγκαῖος

anagkaios
necessary
Strong’s G316Adjective8 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

necessary5
close1
indispensable1
is more necessary1

In the text

Abbott-Smith

ἀναγκαῖος, -αῖα, -αῖον
(ἀνάγκη), [in LXX: Est.8:13, Wis.16:3, Sir prol.22, 2Ma.4:23 2Mac 9:21, 4Ma.1:2 * ;]
1. necessary: Act.13:46, 1Co.12:22, 2Co.9:5, Php.2:25, Tit.3:14, Heb.8:3; comp. -αιότερον, Php.1:24.
2. Of persons connected by bonds of nature or friendship, near, intimate (Field, Notes, 118; ΜΜ, VGT, see word): ἀ. φίλοι, Act.10:24.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.