ἈΝΑΓΚΗΣἨΡΙΘΜΕΙ, ἀναγκησἠριθμει
ANAGKĒSĒRITHMEI, anagkēsērithmei
Sounds Like: ah-nahg-KAYS-ay-rith-MEI
Translations: he was counting by necessity, he was numbering by compulsion, he was counting out of necessity
From the root: ἈΝΑΓΚΗ, ἈΡΙΘΜΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the genitive singular of the noun ἈΝΑΓΚΗ (anagke), meaning 'necessity' or 'compulsion', and the imperfect active indicative, third person singular form of the verb ἈΡΙΘΜΕΩ (arithmeo), meaning 'to count' or 'to number'. The combined meaning indicates that someone was counting or numbering due to a necessity or compulsion. It describes an action performed under duress or obligation.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Imperfect Active Indicative
Strong’s numbers: G0318 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0705 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 13:42
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΝΑΓΚΗ, ἈΡΙΘΜΕΩ, appear in our texts.
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