ἔδει
deî
To be necessary, to be required or obligatory – used impersonally to indicate that something must or ought to happen according to necessity, propriety, or logical consequence; expresses compulsion or moral, legal, or practical obligation.
2 Corinthians 2:3 · Word #12
Lexicon G1163
| Lemma | δεῖ |
| Transliteration | deî |
| Strong's | G1163 |
| Definition | To be necessary, to be required or obligatory – used impersonally to indicate that something must or ought to happen according to necessity, propriety, or logical consequence; expresses compulsion or moral, legal, or practical obligation. |
Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | δέω |
| Strong's | G1163 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1163-01
it was necessary
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular; impersonal use indicating past necessity or obligation. |
| Rendering Rationale | The imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular, expresses a past state of necessity or obligation. The rendering "it was necessary" preserves the impersonal force and reflects the sense of being bound by requirement inherent in the root. |
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