McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Compel

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Compel


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in Mat_5:41; Mat_27:32; Mar_15:21, is the rendering of the A. V. for the technical term ἀããáñåýù , to impress into public service, SEE ANGAREUO; in Luk_14:23 ( ἀíáëêÜæù , often to “constrain”), it has a milder sense, i.e. urge, rather than the full meaning of coercion (as elsewhere).