anankazō · compel

What it means

anankazō (ἀναγκάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “compel”.

Urge strongly.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To push someone into something, by pressure or strong urging.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• compel ×3
• forced ×2
• he made ×2
• I tried to force them ×1
• was compelled ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• Acts×2
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Galatians×3

• Matthew 14:22

  And at once he made the disciples get into a boat and go ahead of him to the other side, until he sent the crowds away.

• Mark 6:45

  And at once he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, toward Bethsaida, while he dismisses the crowd.

• Luke 14:23

  And the master said to the slave, ‘Go out to the roads and hedges, and compel people to come in, so that my house may be filled.’

• Acts 26:11

  And throughout all the synagogues, often punishing them, I tried to force them to blaspheme; and being furiously enraged against them I pursued them even to foreign cities.

• Acts 28:19

  But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar, not as though I had anything to accuse my nation of.

• 2 Corinthians 12:11

  I have become a fool; you forced me to it. For I ought to have been commended by you; for I fell short in nothing of those super-apostles, even though I am nothing.

• Galatians 2:3

  But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

• Galatians 2:14

  But when I saw that they were not walking straight in line with the truth of the good news, I said to Cephas before all: If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how is it that you compel the nations to live like Jews?

• Galatians 6:12

  As many as want to make a good showing in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of the Messiah.