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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Constrain.

2. (a.) Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.

Greek

317. anagkastos -- necessarily
... See 318 (). Word Origin adverb from anagkastos (forced, constrained) Definition
necessarily NASB Word Usage under compulsion (1). by constraint. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6271. Athalyah -- daughter of Ahab, also three Israelites
... Or mathalyahuw {ath-al-yaw'-hoo}; from the same as Athlay and Yahh; Jah has constrained;
Athaljah, the name of an Israelitess and two Israelites -- Athaliah. ...
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6735. tsiyr -- an envoy, messenger
... Or mental pressure); also a herald or errand-doer (as constrained by the principal) --
ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow. Compare tsiyr. ...
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Library

'Constrained by the Word'
... THE ACTS CHAP. XIII TO END 'CONSTRAINED BY THE WORD'. 'And when Silas and
Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/constrained by the word.htm

He Again Shows Eunomius, Constrained by Truth, in the Character of ...
... Section 5. He again shows Eunomius, constrained by truth, in the character of an
advocate of the orthodox doctrine, confessing as most proper and primary, not ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 5 he again shows.htm

Of the Fact that the Pagans, when Constrained to Laud Christ, have ...
... the harmony of the gospels.Book I. Chapter XV."Of the Fact that the Pagans, When
Constrained to Laud Christ, Have Launched Their Insults Against His Disciples ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter xv of the fact that.htm

Our Lord Subdued his Might and Constrained It, that his Living ...
... Hymn XXXVI. Our Lord subdued His might and constrained it, that His living
death might give life to Adam. 1. Our Lord subdued His ...
/.../hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn xxxvi our lord subdued.htm

And as in the Kingdoms of Earth we are in no Wise Constrained ...
... Book III. 3 And as in the kingdoms of earth we are in no wise constrained
expressly to� And as in the kingdoms of earth we are ...
/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/3 and as in the.htm

Julian's Fourth Objection, that Man is God's Work, and is not ...
... A Treatise against two letters of the pelagians, Chapter 36 [XVIII.]"Julian's Fourth
Objection, that Man is God's Work, and is Not Constrained to Evil or ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 36 xviii julians fourth objection.htm

The Disciples in Conflict. Jesus Walks Upon the Waters.
... why we have taken up this subject is the passage under discussion which tells that
Jesus separated the disciples from the multitudes, and constrained them to ...
/.../origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/5 the disciples in conflict.htm

Acts xvi. 13, 14
... And she constrained us [820] " (v.15): then look at her wisdom, how she importunes
(dusophei), the Apostles how full of humility her words are, how full of ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xxxv acts xvi 13.htm

Interpretation of the Details in the Narrative. Application ...
... since God is faithful, and will not suffer the multitudes to be tempted above that
they are able, [5387] in what way the Son of God constrained the disciples ...
/.../origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/6 interpretation of the details.htm

Columban.
... When he had reached the age of thirty years, he felt himself constrained to go forth
to preach the Gospel, and introduce Christian education amongst the rude ...
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Thesaurus

Constrained (14 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained
manner; a constrained tone. ...Constrained (14 Occurrences). ...
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Constrain (6 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To violate; to ravish. 6. (vt) To produce in such a manner as to give an
unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Constrainedly (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained
manner. Multi-Version Concordance Constrainedly (1 Occurrence). ...
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Ship (122 Occurrences)
... Matthew 14:22 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. ...
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Abide (162 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV WBS). Luke 24:29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it
is toward evening, and the day is far spent. ... And she constrained us. ...
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Till (774 Occurrences)
... Matthew 14:22 And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat,
and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes ...
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Straightway (96 Occurrences)
... Matthew 14:22 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. ...
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Enter (372 Occurrences)
... Matthew 14:22 And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat,
and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes ...
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Straight (196 Occurrences)
... Matthew 14:22 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. ...
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Zophar (4 Occurrences)
... the wicked man's woes to the extreme (20:5-29), and calls forth a straight
contradiction from Job, who, not in wrath, but in dismay, is constrained by loyalty ...
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Bible Concordance

Constrained (14 Occurrences)

Matthew 14:22 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.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Matthew 27:32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they constrained to bear his cross.
(WBS)

Mark 6:45 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.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Luke 12:50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
(See RSV)

Luke 24:29 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.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Acts 7:26 And the next day he showed himself to them as they were contending, and would have constrained them to be at peace again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren: why do ye wrong one to another?
(WBS)

Acts 16:15 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.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Acts 18:5 But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
(ASV)

Acts 28:19 But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Jude 1:3 Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
(WEB WEY ASV)

1 Samuel 28:23 But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he listened to their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat on the bed.
(WEB ASV)

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.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Esther 1:8 And the drinking was according to the law; none constrained: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
(WBS)

Proverbs 7:21 With her much enticement she beguiled him; with the smoothness of her lips she constrained him.
(DBY)

Subtopics

Constrained

Related Terms

Constrain (6 Occurrences)

Constrainedly (1 Occurrence)

Ship (122 Occurrences)

Abide (162 Occurrences)

Till (774 Occurrences)

Straightway (96 Occurrences)

Enter (372 Occurrences)

Straight (196 Occurrences)