ἀναγκαῖον

anagkaion

necessary

from ἀνάγκη; necessary; by implication, close (of kin):--near, necessary, necessity, needful.

G316

Acts 13:46 · Word #11

Lexicon G316

Lemmaἀναγκαῖος
Transliterationanankaîos
Strong'sG316
In-contextnecessary
Literalnecessary

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

Lemmaἀναγκαῖος
Strong'sG316

SIBI-P1 G316-03

the necessity-bound thing

Morphological NotesAdjective, 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 RationaleThe 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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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