Constrain
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Constrain (6 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:41 And whoever shall constrain thee to go one mile, go with him two. (WBS)

Mark 15:21 And they constrain one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. (WBS)

Luke 14:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain 'them' to come in, that my house may be filled. (ASV YLT)

2 Corinthians 5:14 For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died. (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Galatians 6:12 As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. (KJV WBS YLT)

Judges 9:31 He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, "Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers are come to Shechem; and behold, they constrain the city to take part against you. (WEB ASV)

Thesaurus
Constrain (6 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CONSTRAIN. ...Constrain (6 Occurrences). Matthew
5:41 And whoever shall constrain thee to go one mile, go with him two. (WBS). ...
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Compel (10 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain;
to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force. ...
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Tie (18 Occurrences)
... 11. (vt) To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted
cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine. 12. ...
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Constrained (14 Occurrences)
... 1. (imp. & pp) of Constrain. 2. (a.) Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary;
embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone. ...
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Obligate (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any
act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Oblige (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vt) To attach, as by a bond. 2. (vt) To constrain by physical, moral, or legal
force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something. ...
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Gaal (10 Occurrences)
... 9:31 He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, "Behold, Gaal the son of
Ebed and his brothers are come to Shechem; and behold, they constrain the city ...
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Incite (5 Occurrences)
... And he sent messengers unto Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of
Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and, behold, they constrain the city ...
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Famish (2 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To kill, or to cause to suffer extremity, by deprivation or denial of
anything necessary. 4. (vt) To force or constrain by famine. ...
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Force (250 Occurrences)
... 9. (n.) To constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a power not resistible;
to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means; to coerce; as ...
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Greek
315. anagkazo -- to necessitate, compel
... of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anagkazo Phonetic Spelling: (an-ang-kad'-zo) Short
Definition: I force, compel Definition: I force, compel, constrain, urge. ...
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3849. parabiazomai -- to force against (nature)
... nature). Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: parabiazomai Phonetic Spelling:
(par-ab-ee-ad'-zom-ahee) Short Definition: I urge, constrain by entreaties ...
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4912. sunecho -- to hold together, to hold fast, pass. to be ...
... custody (1), suffering (2). constrain, hold, keep in. From sun and echo;
to hold together, ie To compress (the ears, with a crowd ...
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
CONSTRAIN

kon-stran': Generally in the sense of pressing urgently (2 Kings 4:8 Luke 24:29 Acts 16:15), to impel or carry away (2 Corinthians 5:14); sometimes to be compelled of necessity (Job 32:18 Acts 28:19; compare Galatians 6:12).

See COMPEL.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (v. t.) To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.

2. (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.

3. (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.

4. (v. t.) To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.

5. (v. t.) To violate; to ravish.

6. (v. t.) To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice.

Strong's Hebrew
6693. tsuq -- to constrain, bring into straits, press upon
... tsuq. 6694 >>. to constrain, bring into straits, press upon. Transliteration: tsuq
Phonetic Spelling: (tsook) Short Definition: oppress. Word Origin a prim. ...
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597. anas -- to compel, constrain
... << 596, 597. anas. 598 >>. to compel, constrain. Transliteration: anas Phonetic
Spelling: (aw-nas') Short Definition: compulsion. Word Origin a prim. ...
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2388. chazaq -- to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen
... aid, amend, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain,. A primitive root;
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively ...
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