- Original: ἐπιτήδειος - Transliteration: Epitedeios - Phonetic: ep-ee-tay'-di-os - Definition: 1. fit, suitable, convenient, advantageous 2. needful, esp. of the necessities of life - Origin: from epitedes (enough) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From ἐπιτηδές epitēdes (enough); serviceable that is (by implication) requisite: - things which are needful. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • needful, 1 Jam 2:16