- Original: ἀναγκή - Transliteration: Anagke - Phonetic: an-ang-kay' - Definition: 1. necessity, imposed either by the circumstances, or by law of duty regarding to one's advantage, custom, argument 2. calamity, distress, straits - Origin: from G303 and the base of G43 - TDNT entry: 06:44,6 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G303 and the base of G43 ; constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication distress: - distress must needs (of) necessity (-sary) neededth needful. Total KJV Occurrences: 15 • distress, 2 1 Corinthians 7:26; 1 Thessalonians 3:7 • necessary, 1 Hebrews 9:23 • necessities, 2 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 12:10 • necessity, 7 Luke 23:17; 1 Corinthians 7:37; 1 Corinthians 9:16; 2 Corinthians 9:7; Philemon 1:14; Hebrews 7:12; Hebrews 9:16 • needeth, 1 Hebrews 7:27 • needful, 1 Jude 1:3 • needs, 1 Romans 13:5