Strong's Concordance
Original word: ἀναγκαῖος
Transliteration: anagkaios
Definition (short): necessary
Definition (full): necessary
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: from anagké
Definition: necessary
NASB Translation: close (1), more necessary (1), necessary (5), pressing (1).
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References
KJV:
And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
NASB:
On the following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
KJV:
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
NASB:
Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.
KJV:
Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
NASB:
On the contrary, it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary;
KJV:
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
NASB:
So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren that they would go on ahead to you and arrange beforehand your previously promised bountiful gift, so that the same would be ready as a bountiful gift and not affected by covetousness.