Strong's G1163

δεῖ(deî)

Language:: Greek (New Testament)

Definition

also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)

Derivation

3rd person singular active present of G1210 (δέω);

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, δεῖ is translated as: behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should.

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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.