1. it is necessary, must — Impersonal expression of necessity or compulsion — divine, logical, or moral — indicating that something must happen or be done. 102×
AR["يَجِبُ","يَنبَغي","يَنْبَغي","يَنْبَغِي"]·ben["অবশ্যই","আবশ্যক","উচিত","দরকার","প্রয়োজন","হতে-হবে"]·DE["muessen","muss"]·EN["it-is-necessary","it-must","must"]·FR["il-faut"]·heb["חַיָּב","צָרִיךְ"]·HI["अवश्य","अवश्य-है","आवश्यक-है","चाहिए","ज़रुरि-है"]·ID["harus"]·IT["bisognare"]·jav["kedah","kedah,"]·KO["되어야-한다","마땅하다","마땅히","필요하다","해야-한다"]·PT["é-necessário"]·RU["должно","должно,","надлежит","нужно"]·ES["es-necesario"]·SW["inabidi","inanipasa","itokee","lazima","ni-lazima","yapasa","yapasayo"]·TR["gerek","gereken","gerekir","gerekiyor","gerekli","gereklidir"]·urd["ضرور","ضرور-ہے","ضروری-ہے","ضروری-ہے-"]
Matt 16:21, Matt 17:10, Matt 24:6, Matt 26:54, Mark 8:31, Mark 9:11, Mark 13:7, Mark 13:10, Luke 2:49, Luke 4:43, Luke 12:12, Luke 13:14 (+38 more)
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2. proper, fitting, ought — What is proper, fitting, or appropriate — expressing propriety or obligation rather than strict necessity. 2×
AR["يَجِبُ","يَنْبَغِي"]·ben["উচিত","উচিত।"]·DE["muessen"]·EN["it-should","proper"]·FR["il-faut"]·heb["צְרִיךְ","צָרִיךְ"]·HI["उचित-है","उछित"]·ID["seharusnya","yang-sepatutnya"]·IT["bisognare"]·jav["pantes.","samestènipun"]·KO["되는","해야-할-것들을."]·PT["convenientes","deve"]·RU["должно","подобающее"]·ES["debe","debidas"]·SW["hapaswi","yofaa"]·TR["gereken","gerekli"]·urd["مناسب۔","چاہیے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
δεῖ: subjunctive δέη, sometimes contraction δῆ (in codices of Comedy texts, as Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁπόσου κα δῆ Refs 5th c.BC+; infinitive δεῖ; participle δέον (see. infr. IV): imperfect ἔδει, Ionic dialect ἔδεε: future δεήσει Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist I ἐδέησε Refs 5th c.BC+ —Impers. from δέω (A), there is need (the sense of moral obligation, properly belonging to χρή, is later, Refs 5th c.BC+ __I…