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Behoove

Behoove be-hoov': Used in the New Testament for two Greek words dei (Luk 24:26, Act 17:3) and opheilo (Heb 2:17); the former referring to a physical, and the latter to a moral, necessity (Bengelon, 1Co 11:10)....

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Behoove be-hoov': Used in the New Testament for two Greek words dei (Luk 24:26, Act 17:3) and opheilo (Heb 2:17); the former referring to a physical, and the latter to a moral, necessity (Bengelon, 1Co 11:10). The former means "must," that is, it is required by the order which God has ordained; the latter, "ought," that is, it is required as a debt.

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