Lexical 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); |