ἀναγκαῖον
anagkaion
necessary
from ἀνάγκη; necessary; by implication, close (of kin):--near, necessary, necessity, needful.
Acts 13:46 · Word #11
Lexicon G316
| Lemma | ἀναγκαῖος |
| Transliteration | anankaîos |
| Strong's | G316 |
| In-context | necessary |
| Literal | necessary |
Morphology ADJ.P NOM N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.P — Predicate Adjective — Linked to the subject by a verb |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀναγκαῖος |
| Strong's | G316 |
SIBI-P1 G316-03
the necessity-bound thing
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, neuter nominative singular (Gr,N?,,,,,NNS/ANS); here functioning substantively as a neuter singular noun. Form ἀναγκαῖον can be nominative or accusative neuter singular; in this tagging it is nominative neuter singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective ἀναγκαῖος derives from ἀνάγκη (necessity, compulsion) and denotes what is constrained or unavoidable. Rendered as the neuter nominative singular substantive, "the necessity-bound thing" preserves both the root idea of compulsion and the grammatical form (neuter singular functioning as a subject or predicate). |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ἀναγκαῖος (necessary, compelled, constrained, unavoidable, closely related)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G316-01 |
anagkaia | the necessary things |
G316-02 |
anagkaias | necessary (feminine plural) things |
G3163-01 |
anagkaioteron | the more-necessary (thing) |
Word Usage (7 occurrences of G316)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acts 10:24 | ἀναγκαίους | anagkaious | close |
| Acts 13:46 | ἀναγκαῖον | anagkaion | necessary |
| 1 Corinthians 12:22 | ἀναγκαῖά | anagkaia | necessary |