Vocabulary Form
δεῖ
Definition

it is necessary

Erasmian
Modern
Frequency
101
GK
1256
Forms
(ἔδει), -, -, -, -, -
Mnemonics

Today it is necessary to die.

Notes

This verb is always third person singular, does not change its form, and its subject is always neuter. (It has a different form for the past tense.)

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 16:21 From that time Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and ruling priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
Matthew 17:10 And the disciples asked him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) come first?”
Matthew 18:33 And should (edei | ἔδει | imperf act ind 3 sg) not you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’
Matthew 23:23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought (edei | ἔδει | imperf act ind 3 sg) to have done without neglecting the former.
Matthew 24:6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) take place but the end is not yet.
Matthew 25:27 Then you ought (edei | ἔδει | imperf act ind 3 sg) to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my return I would have recovered what was mine plus interest!
Matthew 26:35 Peter said to him, “Even though I must (deē | δέῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the disciples said the same.
Matthew 26:54 But how then would the scriptures be fulfilled that say it (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) must (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) happen in this way?”
Mark 8:31 Then Jesus began to teach them that it was necessary (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) for the Son of Man to suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the ruling priests and scribes, and be killed and after three days to rise again.
Mark 9:11 And they asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say, ‘Elijah must (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) come first’?”
Mark 13:7 And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; those things must (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) happen, but the end is not yet.
Mark 13:10 First the gospel must (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) be preached to every nation.
Mark 13:14 “When you see the ‘abomination of desolation’ standing where he (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) should (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) not be (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Mark 14:31 But Peter exclaimed vehemently, “Even if I must (deē | δέῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the others repeated the same thing.
Luke 2:49 And he said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for me? Did you not know that I would (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) have (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) to be in my Father’s house?”
Luke 4:43 but he said to them, “I must (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) preach the good news of the kingdom of God in the other towns as well; because for this purpose I was sent.”
Luke 9:22 saying, “It is necessary (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) for the Son of Man to suffer many things and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and on the third day to be raised.”
Luke 11:42 But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every kind of garden herb, yet disregard justice and the love of God. These you should (edei | ἔδει | imperf act ind 3 sg) have done, without neglecting the others.
Luke 12:12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what it is necessary (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) to say.”
Luke 13:14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the ruler of the synagogue said to the crowd, “There are six days in which work ought (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”
Luke 13:16 And ought (edei | ἔδει | imperf act ind 3 sg) not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be released from this bondage on the day of the Sabbath?”
Luke 13:33 Nevertheless I must (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) continue on my way today and tomorrow and the next day; because it is not possible for a prophet to die outside of Jerusalem.”
Luke 15:32 We (edei | ἔδει | imperf act ind 3 sg) had (edei | ἔδει | imperf act ind 3 sg) to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours, was dead and has come alive; he was lost and has been found.’”
Luke 17:25 But first he must (dei | δεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable to the effect that they should (dein | δεῖν | pres act inf ) continue to pray at all times and never give up.