ἀγγαρεύω angareúō
Meaning
properly, to be a courier, i.e. (by implication) to press into public service
In the King James Version: compel (to go)
Derivation: of foreign origin (compare H0104);
Where it is used
- Matthew 5:41 and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
- Matthew 27:32 Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
- Mark 15:21 Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.