Meaning
Necessary <1,,316, anankaios>
"necessary" (from ananke, "necessity;" see below), is so rendered in Act 13:46, 1Co 12:22, 2Co 9:5, Phi 2:25, Tit 3:14, Heb 8:3, RV (AV, "of necessity"); for Act 10:24, "near friends," see NEAR, B.
<2,,318, ananke>
"a necessity" (see No. 1), is rendered "(it was) necessary" in Heb 9:23, lit., "it was a necessity." See DISTRESS, A, No. 1.
<3,,1876, epanankes>
an adjective akin to the preceding, with epi, used intensively, found only in the neuter form, is used as an adverb signifying "of necessity" and translated as an adjective in Act 15:28, "necessary," lit., "(things) of necessity."
Note: For the AV of Act 28:10 see NEED, A, No. 1.
