Greek · Strong's G29
ἀγγαρεύω
angareuoang-ar-yew'-o
properly, to be a courier, i.e. (by implication) to press into public service
1890 spelling: angareúō
- α1
- γ3
- γ3
- α1
- ρ100
- ε5
- υ400
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,313
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
properly, to be a courier, i.e. (by implication) to press into public service
Rendered in the KJV as
compel (to go).
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἀγγαρεύουσιν1
- ἀγγαρεύσει1
- ἠγγάρευσαν1
How it is rendered · 3
- they compel1
- they compelled1
- will compel to go1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · future active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person plural1
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- V-AAI-3P · 1
- V-FAI-3S · 1
- V-PAI-3P · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 5:41ἀγγαρεύσειangareuseiverb · future active, statement · 3rd person singularand if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.here: will compel to go
- Matthew 27:32ἠγγάρευσανēngareusanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralAlong the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.here: they compelled