Word study · Greek

anágkē

necessity, distress

Say it: ah-NAG-kay (approximate)

ἀνάγκη

What it means

Necessity, distress. "In hardships" (6:4) and "not grudgingly or under compulsion" (9:7).

Range of meaning

  • NecessityWhat must be.
  • DistressPressure and hardship.

In 2 Corinthians

Every verse (3)

Verses where G0318 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources