Angareúō — G29

Definition

verb

properly, to be a courier, i.e. (by implication) to press into public service

Usually translated as

compel

Origin

of foreign origin (compare H104)

Hebrew equivalents

• ʼiggᵉrâʼ (H104)

Occurrences

Angareúō occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (1)

• Matthew 5:41 — And whosoever shall compel thee to go (ἀγγαρεύσει) a mile, go with him twain.
• Matthew 27:32 — And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled (ἠγγάρευσαν) to bear his cross.
• Mark 15:21 — And they compel (ἀγγαρεύουσιν) one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.