Strong's Lexicon
G1876 — ἐπάναγκες
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1876 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐπάναγκες |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | neuter of a presumed compound of G1909 and G318 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | epanagkes |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ep-an'-ang-kes |
| Meaning: | 1. (adverbially) on necessity, i.e. necessarily |
| KJV Renderings: | necessary |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπάναγκες (ἀνάγκη (hence, literally, on compulsion)), necessarily: πλήν τῶν ἐπάναγκες τούτων, besides these things which are necessarily imposed, Act 15:28 (Buttmann, 27. (24)). (Herodotus, Andocides (), Plato, Demosthenes, Aristotle, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Plutarch, Aelian, Epictetus.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐπάναγκεσ (necessary)
Acts 15:28
- KJV: For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things
- GK: έδοξε γαρ τω αγίω πνεύματι και ημίν μηδέν πλέον επιτίθεσθαι υμίν βάρος πλην των επάναγκες τούτων
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