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Redirected from αναγκαιϲ, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.

ΑΝΑΓΚΑΙΣ, αναγκαις

ANAGKAIS, anagkais

Sounds Like: ah-nang-KAIS

Translations: necessities, constraints, distresses, troubles, needs, compulsions, obligations

From the root: ΑΝΑΓΚΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a state of necessity, compulsion, or distress. It can describe unavoidable circumstances, obligations, or the troubles and difficulties one might face. It is often used in contexts where something is required or unavoidable.

Inflection: Plural, Dative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G0318 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΑΓΚΗ.

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.

  • ἈΑΝ — necessity, a necessity, need, distress, compulsion
  • ἈΝΑΓΚΑΣΤΩΣ — necessarily, by constraint, unwillingly, compulsorily
  • ἈΝΑΓΚΩΝ — of necessities, of distresses, of constraints, of troubles, of compulsions
  • ΑΝΑΓΚΑΣ — necessity, compulsion, distress, trouble, a necessity, a compulsion
  • ΑΝΑΓΚΕΝ — necessity, compulsion, distress, trouble, constraint, a necessity, a compulsion
  • ΑΝΑΓΚΗ — necessity, compulsion, distress, need, constraint, a necessity
  • ΑΝΑΓΚΗΝ — necessity, a necessity, compulsion, a compulsion, distress, a distress, need, a need
  • ΑΝΑΓΚΗΣ — of necessity, of compulsion, of distress, of trouble, of constraint, of tribulation
  • ΑΝΑΓΚΩΝ — of necessity, of distress, of compulsion, of constraint, of trouble, of affliction, of need
  • ΓΚΗΝ — necessity, a necessity, compulsion, distress, need, constraint
  • ἘΠΑΝΑΓΚΕΣ — necessary, of necessity, necessarily, essential, unavoidable, urgent
  • ΕΠΑΝΑΓΚΑΙΣ — to necessity, to compulsion, to distress, to tribulation, to constraint, to obligation, to need, to pressure

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