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GreekG0029Verb

ἀγγαρεύω

angareuō

3Occurrences
G0029Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, to be a courier, i.e. (by implication) to press into public service

of foreign origin (compare H0104);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to impress into public service, employ a courier; hence, to compel to perform a service (prob. common in the vernac.; cf. Deiss., BS, 86f., MM, Exp., iv; VGT, ).

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἀγγαρεύω appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
2
Mark
1

Key Passages

Matthew 27:32BSB

Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

Matthew 5:41BSB

and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.

Mark 15:21BSB

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.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.