ΑΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΣ, αναγκαιος
ANAGKAIOS, anagkaios
Sounds Like: ah-nang-KAI-os
Translations: necessary, essential, important, urgent, related, kinsman
From the root: ΑΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is necessary, essential, or unavoidable. It can refer to things that must be done or are of great importance. In some contexts, it can also describe a close relationship, such as being related by blood or a kinsman, indicating a strong, essential bond.
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Strong’s number: G0316 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 1:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΙΣ — to necessary, for necessary, to essential, for essential, to important, for important
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΤΕΡΟΣ — more necessary, more urgent, more important, more compelling
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΥ — of necessity, of what is necessary, of what is indispensable, of what is unavoidable, of what is urgent, of what is important, of what is related, of what is kindred
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΥΣ — necessary, essential, important, urgent, close (as in a close friend or relative)
- ΑΝΑΓΚΑΙΑ — necessary, essential, urgent, a necessary thing, necessary things
- ΑΝΑΓΚΑΙΑΝ — necessary, essential, urgent, unavoidable, a necessary thing, an essential thing
- ΑΝΑΓΚΑΙΑΣ — necessary, of necessity, essential, important, urgent, of necessity, of what is necessary, of what is essential
- ΑΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΝ — necessary, essential, important, fitting, a necessary thing, what is necessary
- ΑΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΤΑΤΟΝ — most necessary, most important, most essential, most urgent
- ΑΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΤΑΤΟΥΣ — most necessary, most important, most urgent, most essential
- ΑΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΤΕΡΟΝ — more necessary, more needful, more important, more urgent
- ΑΝΑΓΚΑΙΟΥΣ — necessary, important, essential, urgent, a necessary thing, a necessary person
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