To compel
ἀναγκάζωStrong’s G0315anagkazō
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anagkazō is the Greek word usually translated “compelled”, “do compel” and “was compelling”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.”
Meaning
Usually translated “compelled”, “do compel” and “was compelling”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he compelled 2
- do compel 1
- i was compelling 1
- i was compelled 1
- compelled 1
- was compelled 1
- do you compel 1
- compel 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Galatians 3
- Acts 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 6:45And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
- Luke 14:23And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
- Acts 26:11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
- Acts 28:19But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.
- 2 Corinthians 12:11I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
- Galatians 2:3But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
Greek dictionary
ἀναγκάζω anagkazō · to compel
ἀναγκάζω (ἀνάγκη), [in LXX: Pro.6:7 (שֹׁטֵר), I Est.3:24, 1Ma.2:25, al. ;] to necessitate, compel by force or persuasion, constrain: with accusative, 2Co.12:11; id. with inf., Mat.14:22, Mrk.6:45, Luk.14:23, Act.26:11 (on the imperfect here, see Field, Notes, 141; M, Pr., 128 f., 247), Gal.2:14 6:12; pass., C. inf., Act.28:19, Gal.2:3 (for exx., see MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “compel” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
COMPEL, verb transitive
- To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.“And they compel one Simon--to bear his cross” Mark 15:21“Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled” Luke 14:23
- To force; to take by force, or violence; to seize.
- To drive together; to gather; to unite in a crowd or company.
- To seize; to overpower; to hold.
All definitions
- To call forth, Latin compeller.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.