1163 dei {die}
third person singular active present of 1210; TDNT - 2:21,140; v
AV - must 58, ought 31, must needs 5, should 4, misc 7, vr ought 1 ; 106
1) it is necessary, there is need of, it behooves, is right and proper
1a) necessity lying in the nature of the case
1b) necessity brought on by circumstances or by the conduct of
others toward us.
1c) necessity in reference to what is required to attain some end
1d) a necessity of law and command, of duty, equity
1e) necessity established by the counsel and decree of God,
especially by that purpose of his which relates to the
salvation of men by the intervention of Christ and which is
disclosed in the Old Testament prophecies
1e1) concerning what Christ was destined finally to undergo, his
sufferings, death, resurrection, ascension
For Synonyms see entry 5829