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ἀνάγκη

Lemmaἀνάγκη
Citation formἀνάγκη, ης, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossnecessity, constraint, compulsion
Strong’sG0318
Transliterationanánkē
Definitionconstraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress
KJV glosses:--distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful.
Derivationfrom and the base of
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