King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G315
Transliteration: anankazō
Phonetic Spelling: (an-ang-kad'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to necessitate, compel
Meaning: to necessitate, compel
ἀναγκάζω; (imperfect ἠνάγκαζον); 1 aorist ἠνάγκασα; 1 aorist passive ἠναγκάσθην; (from ἀνάγκη); (fr. Sophocles down); to necessitate, compel, drive to, constrain, whether by force, threats, etc., or by persuasion, entreaties, etc., or by other means: τινα, 2 Corinthians 12:11 (by your behavior toward me); τινα followed by an infinitive, Acts 26:11; Acts 28:19; Galatians 2:3, 14 (by your example);; Matthew 14:22; Mark 6:45; Luke 14:23.
Word Summary
anankazō: to necessitate, compel
Original Word: ἀναγκάζωTransliteration: anankazō
Phonetic Spelling: (an-ang-kad'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to necessitate, compel
Meaning: to necessitate, compel
Strong's Concordance
compel, constrain. From anagke; to necessitate -- compel, constrain.
see GREEK anagke
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 315: ἀναγκάζωἀναγκάζω; (imperfect ἠνάγκαζον); 1 aorist ἠνάγκασα; 1 aorist passive ἠναγκάσθην; (from ἀνάγκη); (fr. Sophocles down); to necessitate, compel, drive to, constrain, whether by force, threats, etc., or by persuasion, entreaties, etc., or by other means: τινα, 2 Corinthians 12:11 (by your behavior toward me); τινα followed by an infinitive, Acts 26:11; Acts 28:19; Galatians 2:3, 14 (by your example);