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ἐπάναγκες
epanagkes
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G:ADV Greek

necessarily

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epanagkes marks a requirement presented as necessary in the decision communicated in Acts 15:28.

The attested use marks the requirements laid upon the audience in Acts 15:28 as necessary rather than an added greater burden.

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  1. Necessary requirements · dominant

    In Acts 15:28, the adverb occurs in the clause about laying no greater burden on the audience than certain requirements; the APB renders the verse with “these necessary requirements.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 15:28, the APB presents the clause as “these necessary requirements.” This rendering confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

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