UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ἀγγαρεύω

MainId: 000029000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: α

StrongCodes: G0029

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 000029001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 000029001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 37.34

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Control, Rule

      LEXSubDomains: Compel, Force

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         DefinitionShort: to force civilians to carry a load for some distance (in NT times Roman soldiers had the authority to enforce such service)

         Glosses: ['to compel someone to carry a load', 'to press someone into service']

      LEXReferences: MAT 5:41, MAT 27:32, MARK 15:21