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ὡς δεῖ με

As/when · be necessary · :--I, me.

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ὡς G5613 as/when
Pronunciation hōs
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δεῖ G1163 be necessary
Pronunciation deî
Logical necessity or divine imperative, distinct from moral obligation expressed by ὀφείλει
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ἐγώ G1473 :--I, me.
Pronunciation egṓ
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What does ὡς δεῖ με (hōs dei me) mean in the Bible?

ὡς · δεῖ · ἐγώ is a Greek word meaning "which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)". which how, i.

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Meaning

which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 1:24 · Matt 5:48 · Matt 6:5 · Matt 6:10 · Matt 6:12 · Matt 6:16 · Matt 6:29 · Matt 7:29 · Matt 8:13 · Matt 10:16 · Matt 10:25 · Matt 12:13 · Matt 13:43 · Matt 14:5 · Matt 15:28 · Matt 17:2 463×
Mark 5:13 · Mark 8:9 · Mark 9:21 · Luke 1:56 · Luke 4:25 · Luke 8:42 · Luke 22:61 · John 6:10 · John 6:19 · John 11:18 · John 19:39 · John 21:8 · Acts 1:15 · Acts 4:4 · Acts 5:7 · Acts 5:36 36×
John 1:39 · John 4:6 · John 19:14 · 1 Pet 2:11 4×
503 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 16 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
background 16
Tense
imperfect 16
Voice
active 16
Mood
indicative 16
NT Occurrences
Matthew 18:33 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background Matthew 23:23 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background Matthew 25:27 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background Luke 11:42 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background Luke 13:16 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background Luke 15:32 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background Luke 22:7 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background Luke 24:26 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background John 4:4 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background Acts 1:16 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background Acts 17:3 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background Acts 24:19 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background Acts 27:21 Ἔδει imperfect active indicative background Romans 1:27 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background 2 Corinthians 2:3 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background Hebrews 9:26 ἔδει imperfect active indicative background

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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.

Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus Acts 23 — The Lord Stands Near Paul and Preserves His Witness Acts 27 — The Storm, the Shipwreck, and the Promise of God Acts 4 — Christ Alone Saves and His Witnesses Speak Boldly John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham Luke 19 — The Son of Man Seeks the Lost, Receives the Kingly Kingdom, and Weeps over Jerusalem Luke 21 — The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Luke 9 — The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun Mark 1 — The Beginning of the Gospel: The Servant-King Appears with Authority Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King

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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