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3.
(
, 1163**), the neuter of the present participle of No. 2, is used as a noun,
signifying “that which is needful, due, proper,” in 1 Pet. 1:6, with the meaning “need,”
“(if) need (be),” with the verb to be understood. See
OUGHT
.
4.
(
$ !
, 4326), “to want besides, to need in addition” (
,
“besides,”
, “to want”), is used in Acts 17:25, “(as though) He needed
(anything)”; the literal sense of
is not to be stressed.¶ In the Sept., Prov. 12:9,
“lacking (bread).”¶
5.
(
A &
, 3784), “to owe, be bound, obliged to do something,” is translated
“must ye needs,” in 1 Cor. 5:10; in 7:36 it is used impersonally, signifying “it is due,”
and followed by the infinitive mood of
, “to become, to occur, come about,” lit.
“it is due to become,” translated “(if) need (so) require.” See
BEHOVE
,
BOUND
,
DEBT
,
DUE
,
DUTY
,
GUILTY
,
INDEBTED
,
MUST
,
OUGHT
,
OWE
.
Note:
In Phil. 4:12,
KJV
,
$
, “to come short, fail, to be in want,” is translated “to
suffer need” (
RV
, “to be in want”). See
BEHIND
.
C. Adjectives.
1.
(
, 316*), the comparative degree of
,
“necessary,” is translated “more needful” in Phil. 1:24. See
NECESSARY
, No. 1.
2.
(
# )
, 2006), primarily, “suitable, convenient,” then, “useful,
necessary,” is translated “needful” in Jas. 2:16, neuter plural, “necessaries.”¶ In the Sept.,
1 Chron. 28:2, “suitable.”¶
Note:
In Heb. 4:16
$
, “timely, seasonable,” qualifying the noun
,
“help,” is translated “time of need,” lit., “for opportune help.” See
CONVENIENT
.
NEEDLE
1.
(
: &
, 4476), from
, “to sew,” occurs in Matt. 19:24; Mark 10:25.¶
2.
(
!
, 956), akin to
, “a dart,” denotes a sharp point, hence, “a
needle,” Luke 18:25 (some mss. have No. 1).¶
Note:
The idea of applying “the needle’s eye” to small gates seems to be a modern
one; there is no ancient trace of it. The Lord’s object in the statement is to express human
impossibility and there is no need to endeavor to soften the difficulty by taking the needle
to mean anything more than the ordinary instrument. Mackie points out (
B
0 !
4 !
) that “an attempt is sometimes made to explain the words as a reference to the small
door, a little over 2 feet square, in the large heavy gate of a walled city. This mars the
** Differing gender, number, or verb forms (for instance, infinitive or participle) of other
words not listed in
Strong’s
are indicated with a double asterisk (for instance,
, from
, is 3798**).
* Intensives, diminuitives, comparatives, or similar forms of other words not listed in
Strong’s
are indicated with a single asterisk (for instance,
, from
is
1652*).