verb

anankazamō

Greekἀναγκάζω (anankazō)

Strong’sG315

I force, compel

stem anankaz-9 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books8 forms occur

Translated as

What it means

Forms in the New Testament

Where it appears

9 occurrences, every one of them listed

anankazasō“compel”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×

Galatians 2:14“compel”alla hote horama hoti ouk orthopodalō pros tan alētheian teu euangelieu, legama to Kēfo emprosthen pantoiu; Ei sis Ioudaios huparcharōtos ethnikōs kai ouk Ioudaikōs zōasō, pōs teim ethneim anankazasō Ioudaizarō?When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

anankazalō“compel”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Galatians 6:12“compel”hosois thelalō euprosōpara en sarxa, houtois anankazalō vin peritemnirō, monem hina to stauro tou Christou mē diōkileiō;Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.

anankazame“force”was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular1×

Acts 26:11“force”kai kata pantain tain sunagōgain pollakis timōrarōtos autoin anankazame blasfēmarō, perissōs tē emmainerōtos autoi diōkame heōs kai eis tain exō politain.I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

anankazata“made”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×

Matthew 14:22“made”Kai eutheōs anankazata toin mathētoin embainara eis ploiem kai proagarō auton eis tem peran, heōs hou apoluateia toin ochloin.Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

Mark 6:45“made”Kai euthuos anankazata toin mathētoin autou embainara eis tem ploiem kai proagarō eis tem peran pros Bēthsaidan, heōs autos apoluatō ton ochlon.Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.

anankazava“compelled”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural1×

2 Corinthians 12:11“compelled”Ginamē afrōnos; vis min anankazava; mis gar ofeilame hupo vu sunistanirō. oudenem gar husterama toiu huperlian apostoloiu, ei kai oudenem amō;I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

anankazima“compelled”happened · Iaorist passive indicative 1st person singular1×

Acts 28:19“compelled”antilegarōtoiu de toiu Ioudaioiu anankazima epikalera Kaisaron, ouk hōs teu ethneu mu echarōtos tinem katēgorarō.But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.

anankazita“compelled”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

Galatians 2:3“compelled”alla oude Titos tos sun mi, Hellēnos arōtos, anankazita peritemnira;Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.

anankazasar“compel”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×

Luke 14:23“compel”kai legata tos kurios pros ton doulon; Exerchasar eis tain hodain kai fragmoin kai anankazasar eiserchara, hina gemiziteia mu tos oikos;So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.