ΤΗΝἈΝΑΓΚΗΝ, τηνἀναγκην
TĒNANAGKĒN, tēnanagkēn
Sounds Like: TAYN-an-ang-KAYN
Translations: the necessity, a necessity, the need, a need, the compulsion, a compulsion, the distress, a distress
From the root: ἈΝΑΓΚΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by the definite article 'ΤΗΝ' (the) and the noun 'ἈΝΑΓΚΗΝ' (necessity, need, compulsion, distress). It refers to a state of being compelled or forced, a pressing need, or a difficult situation. It is used to indicate a specific or particular necessity.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0318 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:140
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΑΓΚΗ.
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.
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙ — necessities, constraints, compulsions, distresses, troubles, of necessity, by necessity, by force, by compulsion
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΙΣ — to necessity, in necessity, by necessity, to distress, in distress, by distress, to compulsion, in compulsion, by compulsion, to affliction, in affliction, by affliction
- ἈΝΑΓΚΑΣ — necessities, constraints, distresses, troubles, compulsions, needs
- ἈΝΑΓΚΗ — necessity, compulsion, distress, trouble, need, a necessity
- ἈΝΑΓΚΗΝ — necessity, a necessity, compulsion, distress, constraint, need, trouble
- ἈΝΑΓΚΗΣ — of necessity, of distress, of compulsion, of trouble, of constraint
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