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προσδέω G4326
V-PPM/P-NMS  |  1× in 1 sense
to need in addition, to have further need, to require more or be in want besides
A compound verb indicating additional need or requirement beyond what might be expected. Classical usage included needing something more or requiring further assistance. Paul uses it in Acts 17:25 to declare that God is not served by human hands as though needing anything—he doesn't require our service to supply some lack in himself. The participle with negative emphasizes divine self-sufficiency: God needs nothing additional from us, no supplemental help to sustain his existence or accomplish his purposes.

Senses
1. sense 1 The multilingual glosses show 'needing' or 'requiring' ('as needing,' 'necesitando,' 'avoir besoin'). Paul's Athenian sermon strikes at pagan assumptions about deity—gods who need feeding, housing, or service from worshipers. The true God, maker of all, is uniquely free from additional need. The middle voice participle suggests 'needing for himself'—God has no personal lack requiring human supply. This overturns the entire temple-cult system based on divine neediness.
PROPERTIES_RELATIONS Mode Necessity and Need
AR["يَحتاجُ"]·ben["প্রয়োজন-থাকতে"]·DE["προσδεόμενός"]·EN["as-needing"]·FR["avoir-besoin"]·heb["צָרִיךְ-"]·HI["जरूरतमन्द-होते-हुए"]·ID["membutuhkan"]·IT["avere-bisogno"]·jav["mbetahaken"]·KO["필요로-하시는-것-같이"]·RU["нуждаясь"]·ES["necesitando"]·SW["akihitaji"]·TR["ihtiyacı-olan"]·urd["حاجتمند-ہوتے-ہوئے"]

Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)

BDB / Lexicon Reference
προσδέω, __A bind on or to, πρὸς ὕπερον τὸ ξύλον Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, σιδήριον ὀξὺ -δησάμενος πρὸς τὸν δάκτυλον Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἥμισυ ἀσκοῦ οἱ προσδέδεται Refs 5th c.BC+ __A.2 with accusative only, attach, τοὺς κάλους Refs 5th c.BC+