δεῖ impersonal (δέω), [in LXX chiefly for infin. with לְ ;] one must, it is necessary: with inf., Mat.26:54, Mrk.13:7, Act.5:29, al.; with accusative and inf., Mat.16:21, Mrk.8:31, Jhn.3:7, Act.25:10, al.; with ellipse of accusative, Mat.23:23; of accusative, and inf., Mrk.13:14, Rom.1:27 8:26; οὐ (μὴ) δεῖ (non licet), ought not, must not: Act.25:24, 2Ti.2:24; impf., ἔδει, of necessity or obligation in past time regarding a past event (Bl., § 63, 4), Mat.18:33, Luk.15:32, Jhn.4:4, Act.27:21, al.; periphr., δέον ἐστίν (as in Attic, χρεών ἐστι = χρή, see: δέον), Act.19:36; id., with ellipse of ἐστίν, 1Pe.1:6 τὰ μὴ δέοντα (= ἃ οὐ δεῖ 1Ti.5:13. SYN.: ὀφείλει, expressing moral obligation, as distinct from δεῖ, denoting logical necessity and χρή, a need which results from the fitness of things (see Tr., Syn., § cvii, 10; Westc. on Heb.2:1, 1Jn.2:6; Hort on Jas.3:10). (AS)
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G1163 — δεῖ
dei · be necessary · Greek
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Matthew 16:21 · δεῖFrom that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.Matthew 17:10 · δεῖAnd his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?Matthew 18:33 · ἔδειShouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?Matthew 23:23 · ἔδειWoe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.Matthew 24:6 · δεῖAnd ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all [these things] must come to pass, but the end is not yet.Matthew 25:27 · ἔδειThou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and [then] at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.Matthew 26:35 · δέῃPeter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.Matthew 26:54 · δεῖBut how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?Mark 8:31 · δεῖAnd he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and [of] the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.Mark 9:11 · δεῖAnd they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?Mark 13:7 · δεῖAnd when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for [such things] must needs be; but the end [shall] not [be] yet.Mark 13:10 · δεῖAnd the gospel must first be published among all nations.Mark 13:14 · δεῖ,But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:Mark 14:31 · δέῃBut he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.Luke 2:49 · δεῖAnd he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?Luke 4:43 · δεῖAnd he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.Luke 9:22 · δεῖSaying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.Luke 11:42 · ἔδειBut woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.Luke 12:12 · δεῖFor the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.Luke 13:14 · δεῖAnd the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.Luke 13:16 · ἔδειAnd ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?Luke 13:33 · δεῖNevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the [day] following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.Luke 15:32 · ἔδει,It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.Luke 17:25 · δεῖBut first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.Luke 18:1 · δεῖνAnd he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;Luke 19:5 · δεῖAnd when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.Luke 21:9 · δεῖBut when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end [is] not by and by.Luke 22:7 · ἔδειThen came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.Luke 22:37 · δεῖFor I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.Luke 24:7 · δεῖSaying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.Luke 24:26 · ἔδειOught not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?Luke 24:44 · δεῖAnd he said unto them, These [are] the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and [in] the prophets, and [in] the psalms, concerning me.John 3:7 · δεῖMarvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.John 3:14 · δεῖAnd as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:John 3:30 · δεῖHe must increase, but I [must] decrease.John 4:4 · ἔδειAnd he must needs go through Samaria.John 4:20 · δεῖ.¶Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.John 4:24 · δεῖGod [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.John 9:4 · δεῖI must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.John 10:16 · δεῖAnd other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd.John 12:34 · δεῖThe people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?John 20:9 · δεῖFor as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.Acts 1:16 · ἔδειMen [and] brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.Acts 1:21 · δεῖWherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,Acts 3:21 · δεῖWhom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.Acts 4:12 · δεῖNeither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.Acts 5:29 · δεῖThen Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.Acts 9:6 · δεῖAnd he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.Acts 9:16 · δεῖFor I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.Acts 14:22 · δεῖConfirming the souls of the disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.Acts 15:5 · δεῖBut there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep the law of Moses.Acts 16:30 · δεῖAnd brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?Acts 17:3 · ἔδειOpening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.Acts 19:21 · δεῖAfter these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.Acts 19:36 · δέονSeeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.Acts 20:35 · δεῖI have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.Acts 23:11 · δεῖAnd the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.Acts 24:19 · ἔδειWho ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.Acts 25:10 · δεῖThen said Paul, I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.Acts 25:24 · δεῖνAnd Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and [also] here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.Acts 26:9 · δεῖνI verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.Acts 27:21 · ἜδειBut after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.Acts 27:24 · δεῖSaying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.Acts 27:26 · δεῖHowbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.Romans 1:27 · ἔδειAnd likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.Romans 8:26 · δεῖLikewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.Romans 12:3 · δεῖFor I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think [of himself] more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.1 Corinthians 8:2 · δεῖAnd if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.1 Corinthians 11:19 · δεῖFor there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.1 Corinthians 15:25 · δεῖFor he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.1 Corinthians 15:53 · δεῖFor this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality.2 Corinthians 2:3 · ἔδειAnd I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is [the joy] of you all.2 Corinthians 5:10 · δεῖFor we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things [done] in [his] body, according to that he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad.2 Corinthians 11:30 · δεῖ,If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.2 Corinthians 12:1 · δεῖ,It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.Ephesians 6:20 · δεῖFor which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.Colossians 4:4 · δεῖThat I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.Colossians 4:6 · δεῖLet your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.1 Thessalonians 4:1 · δεῖFurthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort [you] by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, [so] ye would abound more and more.2 Thessalonians 3:7 · δεῖFor yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;1 Timothy 3:2 · δεῖA bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;1 Timothy 3:7 · δεῖMoreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.1 Timothy 3:15 · δεῖBut if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.1 Timothy 5:13 · δέοντα.¶And withal they learn [to be] idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.2 Timothy 2:6 · δεῖThe husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.2 Timothy 2:24 · δεῖAnd the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient,Titus 1:7 · δεῖFor a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;Titus 1:11 · δεῖ · δεῖWhose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.Hebrews 2:1 · δεῖTherefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let [them] slip.Hebrews 9:26 · ἔδειFor then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.Hebrews 11:6 · δεῖBut without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.1 Peter 1:6 · δέονWherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:2 Peter 3:11 · δεῖ[Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy conversation and godliness,Revelation 1:1 · δεῖThe Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John:Revelation 4:1 · δεῖAfter this I looked, and, behold, a door [was] opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard [was] as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.Revelation 10:11 · δεῖAnd he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.Revelation 11:5 · δεῖAnd if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.Revelation 17:10 · δεῖAnd there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, [and] the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.Revelation 20:3 · δεῖAnd cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.Revelation 22:6 · δεῖAnd he said unto me, These sayings [are] faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.