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Chreia anagkaia

Need · necessary; by implication, close (of kin)

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χρεία G5532 need
Pronunciation chreía
Practical lack requiring action or supply, not merely abstract want or desire.
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ἀναγκαῖος G316 necessary; by implication, close (of kin)
Pronunciation anankaîos
Necessity grounded in nature or obligation; when applied to persons, denotes intimate kinship or close relationship.
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What does chreia anagkaia (chreia anagkaia) mean in the Bible?

χρεία · ἀναγκαῖος is a Greek word meaning "necessary or pressing needs requiring attention".

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Meaning

necessary or pressing needs requiring attention
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 10:42 · Heb 7:11 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 6:3 · Eph 4:29 · Phil 2:25 3×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Acts 20:34 · Rom 12:13 2×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 3:14 · Matt 6:8 · Matt 9:12 · Matt 14:16 · Matt 21:3 · Matt 26:65 · Mark 2:17 · Mark 2:25 · Mark 11:3 · Mark 14:63 · Luke 5:31 · Luke 9:11 · Luke 15:7 · Luke 19:31 · Luke 19:34 · Luke 22:71 40×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Acts 28:10 · Titus 3:14 2×
49 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 12 — One Spirit, Many Gifts, and One Body in Christ Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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