δεῖ dei

Greek word for “be necessary” · Strong’s G1163 · used 101 times in 100 verses

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Meaning

δεῖ impersonal (δέω);

How it is translated

Glosses given for dei in context, with how often each is used:

• behooves 54
• necessary 16
• necessary for 13
• needing 3
• must 2
• fitting 2
• being necessary 2
• ought 2
• shall be necessary for 1
• must be 1
• should — 1
• shall be needful 1

Where it is used

Also in 7 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Mark 13 (3), Luke 13 (3), Luke 24 (3), John 3 (3), John 4 (3), Acts 27 (3), 1 Timothy 3 (3), Matthew 26 (2), Luke 22 (2), Acts 1 (2)

Forms

• δεῖ 77
• ἔδει 15
• δεῖν 3
• δέῃ 2
• δέον 2
• Ἔδει 1
• δέοντα 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with dei more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πάσχω paschō “to suffer” 8
• γραμματεύς grammateus “scribe” 6
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 10
• πρῶτος prōtos “first” 7
• λαλέω laleō “to speak” 8
• πῶς pōs “how?!” 6
• πολύς polus “much” 8
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 8
• οὔπω oupō “not yet” 4
• δεικνύω deiknuō “to show” 4
• οὕτως ohutō, ohutōs “thus(-ly)” 6
• ἀνίστημι anistēmi “to arise” 5

Key verses

The verses using dei that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 18:1 — And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
• Luke 24:44 — 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…
• John 10:16 — And 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.
• Acts 1:16 — Men 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…
• Acts 14:22 — Confirming 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.
• Romans 12:3 — For 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,…
• 2 Corinthians 5:10 — For 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…
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1 — Furthermore 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…
• 1 Timothy 3:15 — But 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…
• Hebrews 2:1 — Therefore 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 11:6 — But 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 — Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.