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δεῖ G1163
G1163 is the Greek word δεῖ, transliterated deî. The King James Version most often renders it must.
What it means
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding).
Where it comes from
3rd person singular active present of G1210 (δέω).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 100 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should.
Verses using δεῖ
The first 40 of 103 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 16:21 · KJV
From 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 · KJV
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Matthew 18:33 · KJV
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Matthew 23:23 · KJV
Woe 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 · KJV
And 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 · KJV
Thou 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 · KJV
Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
Matthew 26:54 · KJV
But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
Mark 8:31 · KJV
And 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 · KJV
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Mark 13:7 · KJV
And 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 · KJV
And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
Mark 13:14 · KJV
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 · KJV
But 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 · KJV
And 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 · KJV
And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
Luke 9:22 · KJV
Saying, 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 · KJV
But 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 · KJV
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
Luke 13:14 · KJV
And 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 · KJV
And 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 · KJV
Nevertheless 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 · KJV
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 · KJV
But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
Luke 18:1 · KJV
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Luke 19:5 · KJV
And 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 · KJV
But 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 · KJV
Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
Luke 22:37 · KJV
For 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 · KJV
Saying, 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 · KJV
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
Luke 24:44 · KJV
And 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.
Luke 24:46 · KJV
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
John 3:7 · KJV
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
John 3:14 · KJV
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
John 3:30 · KJV
He must increase, but I must decrease.
John 4:4 · KJV
And he must needs go through Samaria.
John 4:20 · KJV
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
John 4:24 · KJV
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
John 9:4 · KJV
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
Common questions
What does Strong's G1163 mean?
G1163 is the Greek word δεῖ (deî), meaning also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding).
How is G1163 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it must (58 times), ought (24 times), oughtest (3 times), should (3 times), must needs (3 times), among others.
How many times does G1163 appear in the Bible?
δεῖ (deî) is tagged in 103 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G1163 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: 3rd person singular active present of G1210 (δέω).
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