ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΩΣ, ἀναγκαιως
ANAGKAIŌS, anagkaiōs
Sounds Like: ah-nang-KAI-ohs
Translations: necessarily, of necessity, by constraint, inevitably, urgently, indispensably
From the root: ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This adverb means "necessarily" or "of necessity," indicating that something is required or unavoidable. It describes an action or state that is compelled by circumstances, duty, or logic. It can also convey a sense of urgency or indispensability, meaning something must be done or is essential.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G0318 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 7:37
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 9:337
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΑ — necessary, essential, important, urgent, unavoidable, a necessity, the necessities
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΑΙΣ — (to) necessary, (for) necessary, (to) things necessary, (for) things necessary
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΑΝ — necessary, essential, urgent, a necessary thing
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΝ — necessary, important, essential, fitting, a necessary thing
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΣ — necessary, essential, important, a necessity, a relative, a kinsman, a friend
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΤΑΤΗ — most necessary, very necessary, most important, very important, a most necessary thing, a most important thing
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΤΑΤΟΙΣ — to the most necessary, to the most important, to the most urgent, to the most essential
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΤΑΤΟΝ — most necessary, most important, most urgent, a most necessary thing, a most important thing
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΤΑΤΟΣ — most necessary, most important, most urgent, most essential
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΤΑΤΟΥΣ — most necessary, most important, most urgent, most essential
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΤΑΤΩΝ — of the most necessary, of the most important, of the most essential, of the most urgent, of the most indispensable
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΤΕΡΟΝ — more necessary, more important, more urgent, a more necessary thing
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΩΝ — of necessary things, of essential things, of important things, of urgent things, of indispensable things
- ΤἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΑ — necessary things, necessities, needs, a necessity
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