Lexical Summary dei: It is necessary, must, ought Original Word: δεῖ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance needful, ought, should. 3d person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) Necessary (as binding) -- behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should. see GREEK deo HELPS Word-studies 1163 deí – properly, what must happen, i.e. what is absolutely necessary ("it behooves that . . . "). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina form of deó Definition it is necessary NASB Translation due (1), had (7), have (2), must (56), necessary (4), needed (1), ought (17), ought to (1), should (9). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1163: δεῖδεῖ; subjunctive present δέῃ; imperfect ἔδει; an impersonal verb (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 12; cf. § 131, 3; from Homer down); (δέω, namely, τίνος, to have need of, be in want of; cf. German esbedarf), it is necessary, there is need of, it behooves, is right and proper; followed either by the infinitive alone (cf. our one ought), or by the accusative with an infinitive (cf. Buttmann, 147 (129)), it denotes any sort of necessity; as a. necessity lying in the nature of the case: John 3:30; 2 Timothy 2:6. b. necessity brought on by circumstances or by the conduct of others toward us: Matthew 26:35 (κἄν δέῃ με ἀποθανεῖν), cf. Mark 14:31; John 4:4; Acts 27:21; 2 Corinthians 11:30; (2 Corinthians 12:1 L T Tr WH text); or imposed by a condition of mind: Luke 2:49; Luke 19:5. c. necessity in reference to what is required to attain some end: Luke 12:12; John 3:7; Acts 9:6; Acts 16:30; 1 Corinthians 11:19; Hebrews 9:26 (on this cf. Winers Grammar, 283 (266); (also Buttmann, 216 (187); 225 (195))); Hebrews 11:6. d. a necessity of law and command, of duty, equity: Matthew 18:33; Matthew 23:23; Luke 11:42; Luke 13:14; Luke 15:32; Luke 18:1; Luke 22:7; John 4:20; Acts 5:29; Acts 15:5; Romans 1:27 (ἀντιμισθίαν, ἥν ἔδει, namely, ἀπολαμβάνεσθαι, the recompense due by the law of God); Romans 8:26; Romans 12:3; 1 Corinthians 8:2, etc. or of office: Luke 4:43; Luke 13:33; John 9:4; John 10:16; Ephesians 6:20; Colossians 4:4; 2 Timothy 2:24. e. necessity established by the counsel and decree of God, especially by that purpose of his which relates to the salvation of men by the intervention of Christ and which is disclosed in the O. T. prophecies: Matthew 17:10; Matthew 24:6; Mark 9:11; Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 15:53; in this use, especially of what Christ was destined finally to undergo, his sufferings, death, resurrection, ascension: Luke 24:46 (R G L brackets); Matthew 26:54; John 3:14; Acts 3:21, etc. (of the necessity of fate in Herodotus 5, 33; with the addition κατά τό θεοπρόπιον, 8, 53; Thucydides 5, 26.) [SYNONYMS: δεῖ, χρή: δεῖ seems to be more suggestive of moral obligation, denoting especially that constraint which arises from divine appointment; whereas χρή signifies rather the necessity resulting from time and circumstance. Schmidt, chapter 150.] STRONGS NT 1163: δέονδέον, δεοντος, τό (participle of δεῖ, which see), from (Sophocles and) Herodotus down, that of which there is need, which is requisite, due, proper: δέον ἐστι there is need, 1 Peter 1:6 (T Tr text WH omit; Tr marginal reading brackets ἐστι); followed by the accusative with an infinitive Acts 19:36; τά μή δέοντα that are not proper, 1 Timothy 5:13. Strong’s 1163 signals what cannot be otherwise. Whether on God’s calendar of redemption or in daily discipleship, the word marks events and duties fixed by the Lord’s will, not by human preference. Thus it frames history, prophecy, ethics, and pastoral practice with the same unyielding certainty. Divine Necessity in the Saving Work of Christ • Jesus repeatedly interprets His sufferings through this term. “From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things…and be killed, and on the third day be raised to life” (Matthew 16:21). Prophetic Fulfillment Beyond the Passion • “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: everything written about Me…must be fulfilled” (Luke 24:44). ‘Must’ in Evangelism and Mission • Jesus’ earthly itinerary: “I must preach the gospel of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well” (Luke 4:43). Ethical Obligations for Believers • Love-driven forgiveness: “Should you not have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?” (Matthew 18:33). Pastoral Qualifications and Conduct • Overseers “must be above reproach” (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:7) and possess “a good reputation with outsiders” (1 Timothy 3:7). Corporate Worship and Prayer • “God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24). Eschatological Certainty • Birth-pangs of history: “These things must happen, but the end is still to come” (Matthew 24:6; Mark 13:7; Luke 21:9). Personal Transformation and Growth • Sanctified thinking: “Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought” (Romans 12:3). Applications for the Contemporary Church 1. Confidence in Providence: What God declares necessary cannot fail; therefore the church can labor with assurance amid opposition. The recurring thread in all 104 occurrences is the sovereignty of God directing redemptive history and shaping the believer’s daily walk. What God deems necessary defines reality; wise disciples align their plans, prayers, and expectations with that unalterable “must.” Englishman's Concordance Matthew 16:21 V-PIA-3SGRK: αὐτοῦ ὅτι δεῖ αὐτὸν εἰς NAS: His disciples that He must go KJV: how that he must go unto INT: of him that it is necessary for him to Matthew 17:10 V-PIA-3S Matthew 18:33 V-IIA-3S Matthew 23:23 V-IIA-3S Matthew 24:6 V-PIA-3S Matthew 25:27 V-IIA-3S Matthew 26:35 V-PSA-3S Matthew 26:54 V-PIA-3S Mark 8:31 V-PIA-3S Mark 9:11 V-PIA-3S Mark 13:7 V-PIA-3S Mark 13:10 V-PIA-3S Mark 13:14 V-PIA-3S Mark 14:31 V-PSA-3S Luke 2:49 V-PIA-3S Luke 4:43 V-PIA-3S Luke 9:22 V-PIA-3S Luke 11:42 V-IIA-3S Luke 12:12 V-PIA-3S Luke 13:14 V-PIA-3S Luke 13:16 V-IIA-3S Luke 13:33 V-PIA-3S Luke 15:32 V-IIA-3S Luke 17:25 V-PIA-3S Luke 18:1 V-PNA Strong's Greek 1163 |
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