ἨΓΓΑΡΕΥΣΑΝ, ἠγγαρευσαν
ĒGGAREUSAN, ēggareusan
Sounds Like: eng-gah-REH-oo-san
Translations: they compelled, they pressed into service, they forced
From the root: ἈΓΓΑΡΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of compelling someone to perform a service, often under duress or by official authority. It implies a forced or involuntary action, such as pressing someone into military service or requiring them to carry a burden. It is a compound word, derived from a Persian term for a royal courier.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G0029 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 27:32
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΓΓΑΡΕΥΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΓΓΑΡΕΥΕΣΘΑΙ — to compel, to force into service, to press into service, to requisition
- ἈΓΓΑΡΕΥΟΝΤΙ — (to) one who compels, (to) one who presses into service, (to) one who forces
- ἈΓΓΑΡΕΥΟΥΣΙΝ — they compel, they force, they press into service
- ἈΓΓΑΡΕΥΣΕΙ — will compel, will force, will press into service, will requisition
- ἈΓΓΑΡΕΥΣΗ — compel, force, press into service, requisition
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