Word study · Greek
anágkē
necessity, distress
Say it: ah-NAG-kay (approximate)
ἀνάγκη
What it means
Necessity, compulsion, or pressure. In 7:26 it appears with "present" to describe the "present distress," and in 7:37 it describes a man who is not under any compulsion. The exact crisis Paul means is unknown.
Range of meaning
- NecessityWhat must be.
- DistressPressure and hardship.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 7
"Because of the present distress/necessity" (7:26, 7:37).
- Chapter 9
"A necessity is laid on me" (9:16).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G0318 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources