adjective

anankaios

Greekἀναγκαῖος (anankaios)

Strong’sG316

necessary, essential

stem anankai-8 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books4 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

necessary5×close1×indispensable1×urgent1×

What it means

** ἀναγκαῖος, -αῖα, -αῖον

(< ἀνάγκη), [in LXX: Es 8:13, Wi 16:3, Sir prol. 22, II Mac 4:23 9:21, IV Mac 1:2*;]

1. necessary: Ac 13:46, I Co 12:22, II Co 9:5, Phl 2:25, Tit 3:14, He 8:3; comp. -αιότερον, Phl 1:24.

2. Of persons connected by bonds of nature or friendship, near, intimate (Field, Notes, 118; ΜΜ, VGT, s.v.): ἀ. φίλοι, Ac 10:24.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G316 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidan-ang-kah'-yos

necessary; by implication, close (of kin)

Fromfrom G318;

King Jamesnear, necessary, necessity, needful.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	anankaios	anankaias	anankaiem4×ἀναγκαῖον	anankaiois	anankaiais	anankaieim1×ἀναγκαῖά
object accusative	anankaion	anankaian		anankaioin1×ἀναγκαίους	anankaiain1×ἀναγκαίας
direct address vocative	anankaior	anankaiar		anankaioir	anankaiair
of, belonging to genitive	anankaiou	anankaiau	anankaieu	anankaioiu	anankaiaiu	anankaieiu
to, for dative	anankaio	anankaia	anankaie	anankaioi	anankaiai	anankaiei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

anankaistem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

anankai is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

8 occurrences, every one of them listed

anankaiem“necessary”subject or objectdirect singular4×

Acts 13:46“necessary”parrēsiazeratois tē tos Paulos kai tos Barnabaos legala; Vi ate anankaiem prōtem lalira ton logon tou theou; epeidē apōthevō auton kai ouk axioin krinavō heautoin tau aiōniau zōau, idou strefinō eis teim ethneim;Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

2 Corinthians 9:5“necessary”anankaiem oun hēgema parakalara toin adelfoin hina proerchaleia eis vin kai prokatartizaleia tan proepangellerētan eulogian vu, houtan hetoiman arō houtōs hōs eulogian kai mē hōs pleonexian.So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.

Philippians 2:25“necessary”Anankaiem de hēgema Epafroditon ton adelfon kai sunergon kai sustratiōton mu, vu de apostolon kai leitourgon tau chreiau mu, pempara pros vin,But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.

Hebrews 8:3“necessary”pantos gar archierevos eis tem prosferarō dōreim tē kai thusiain kathistanitō; hothen anankaiem echarō tinem kai houton hem prosferateia.And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.

anankaioin“close”objectaccusative plural1×

Acts 10:24“close”ta de epaurion eiserchata eis tan Kaisareian. tos de Kornēlios ate prosdokarōtos autoin sunkaleratos toin sungenoin autou kai toin anankaioin filoin.The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

anankaiain“urgent”objectaccusative plural1×

Titus 3:14“urgent”mathalōr de kai tois hēmeterois kaleiu ergeiu proistanerō eis tain anankaiain chreiain, hina mē aleiō akarpois.And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.

anankaieim“indispensable”subject or objectdirect plural1×

1 Corinthians 12:22“indispensable”alla polle mallon teim dokarōteim meleim teu sōmeu asthenotereim huparcharō anankaieim atō,On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

anankaioterem1×

Philippians 1:24“necessary”tem de epimenarō en ta sarxa anankaioterem dia vin.But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.