2 Kings 4:8
And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
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Acts 28:19
But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.
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ἀναγκάζω
anankázō · an-ang-kad'-zo
3 times translated as this KJV form9 total Strong's occurrences
to necessitate
Strong's KJV usage: :--compel, constrain.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 14:22Strong's last: Acts 28:19
Open full G315 profile →παραβιάζομαι
parabiázomai · par-ab-ee-ad'-zom-ahee
2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
to force contrary to (nature), i.e. compel (by entreaty)
Strong's KJV usage: :--constrain.
Strong's first: Luke 24:29Strong's last: Acts 16:15
Open full G3849 profile →חָזַק
châzaq · khaw-zak'
1 times translated as this KJV form288 total Strong's occurrences
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
Strong's KJV usage: aid, amend, × calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
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Strong's first: 2 Kings 4:8Strong's last: 2 Kings 4:8
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And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
G315
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
G315
And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
G3849
But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
G3849
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
G315
But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.
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constrained
CONSTRAINED, participle passive Urged irresistibly or powerfully; compelled; forced; restrained; confined; bound; imprisoned; necessitated.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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