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bē̇-hoov´: Used in the New Testament for two Greek words deÄ±Ì (; ) and opheıÌloÌ„ (); the former referring to a physical, and the latter to a moral, necessity (Bengelon, ). 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.