ἀνάγκη

noun noun
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Definition

Necessity, constraint, or compulsion; that which must be, whether by circumstance, law, or fate. Also “distress” or “need” arising from such constraint.

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Grammatical Analysis

"ἀνάγκη"

Case: nominative

Number: singular

Gender: feminine

Declension: 1st declension (alpha-stem; -η ending, long alpha > eta in Attic-Ionic)

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