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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) That which restrains from action; compulsion; restraint; necessity; as constraints on one's religious freedom.

Greek

318. anagke -- necessity
... necessity. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: anagke Phonetic Spelling:
(an-ang-kay') Short Definition: necessity, constraint, compulsion Definition ...
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317. anagkastos -- necessarily
... by constraint. Adverb from a derivative of anagkazo; compulsorily -- by constraint.
see GREEK anagkazo. (anankastos) -- 1 Occurrence. 316, 317. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4164. mutsaq -- constraint, distress
... 4163, 4164. mutsaq or mutsaq. 4165 . constraint, distress. Transliteration:
mutsaq or mutsaq Phonetic Spelling: (moo-tsak') Short Definition: anguish. ...
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6695a. tsoq -- constraint, distress
... constraint, distress. Transliteration: tsoq Short Definition: distress. Word Origin
from tsuq Definition constraint, distress NASB Word Usage distress (1). ...
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6695. tsowq -- constraint, distress
... 6694, 6695. tsowq. 6695a . constraint, distress. Transliteration: tsowq Phonetic
Spelling: (tsoke) Short Definition: anguish. anguish, troublous ...
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6115. otser -- restraint, coercion
... barren, oppression, prison. From atsar; closure; also constraint -- X barren,
oppression, X prison. see HEBREW atsar. 6114, 6115. otser. 6116 . ...
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6125. aqah -- pressure
... Word Origin from uq Definition pressure NASB Word Usage pressure (1). oppression.
From uwq; constraint -- oppression. see HEBREW uwq. 6124, 6125. aqah. 6126 ...
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Library

The Heresy of the Protestant Reformers and the Jansenists
... b) Jansenius differed from Luther and Calvin mainly in drawing a sharper distinction
between freedom from external constraint (libertas a coactione) and ...
/.../pohle/grace actual and habitual/section 1 the heresy of.htm

Having Shown that the Pretexts Usually Alleged for Second ...
... sex than of marriage, there follows: "Likewise, also, the husband hath not power
of his own body, but the wife." How great; then, is the constraint in marriage ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xi having shown that.htm

Epistle Xlii. To Anthemius, Subdeacon .
... But, if any one whatever should so presume, let him be sent back with adequate
constraint to the monastery in which he lived at first, to be under the rule of ...
/.../the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle xlii to anthemius subdeacon.htm

Whether Christ was of Necessity Subject to These Defects?
... one is a necessity of "constraint," brought about by an external agent; and this
necessity is contrary to both nature and will, since these flow from an ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether christ was of necessity.htm

That the Ruler Should Be, through Humility, a Companion of Good ...
... For ligature binds a fracture when discipline subdues a sin, lest the wound should
bleed mortally for want of being compressed by the severity of constraint. ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter vi that the ruler.htm

Ephesians i. 14-Nov
... I love Christ indeed, but I am constrained by nature.' If thou art under the power
and force of constraint, thou wilt have allowance made; but if thou yield ...
/.../homily ii ephesians i 14-nov.htm

V. ...
... Feed the flock of Christ which is among you, and take the oversight of it, not by
constraint, but willingly, not for the love of vile gain, but of a ready mind ...
/.../the epistles of st peter and st jude preached and explained/chapter v v .htm

Jesus About his Father's Business
... are set on dignity and power, and who is schooling himself down, toning down his
mind to the circle in which he moves, as a matter of constraint and duty. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/jesus about his fathers business.htm

The Observations Contained in the Preceding ChapterMake it ...
... the current. Uneasiness and constraint are the inevitable attendants of
unfaithful preparation, and they are fatal to success. It ...
/.../hints on extemporaneous preaching/chapter iii the observations contained.htm

The Arts by which Origen Studies to Keep Gregory and his Brother ...
... hearing him [201] (for he was possessed of a rare combination of a certain sweet
grace and persuasiveness, along with a strange power of constraint), though we ...
/.../the oration and panegyric addressed to origen/argument vi the arts by which.htm

Thesaurus

Constraint (6 Occurrences)
... one's religious freedom. Multi-Version Concordance Constraint (6 Occurrences).
1 Corinthians 7:37 But if a father stands firm in ...
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Out (29154 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy, constraint, etc.,
actual of figurative; hence, not in concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into ...
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Easy (14 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint. 2. (vt) Free from pain,
distress, toil, exertion, and the like; quiet; as, the patient is easy. ...
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First (4693 Occurrences)
... The men who founded that criticism were under no conceivable constraint in such
a conclusion, save the constraint of obvious and incontrovertible fact. ...
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Construct (6 Occurrences)

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Corinthians (3 Occurrences)
... The men who founded that criticism were under no conceivable constraint in such
a conclusion, save the constraint of obvious and incontrovertible fact. ...
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Unmarried (13 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 7:37 But if a father stands firm in his resolve, being free from all
external constraint and having a legal right to act as he pleases, and in ...
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Legal (13 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 7:37 But if a father stands firm in his resolve, being free from all
external constraint and having a legal right to act as he pleases, and in ...
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Lucre (5 Occurrences)
... 1 Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof,
not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ...
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Loose (219 Occurrences)
... 2. (superl.) Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc. ; --
with from or of. 3. (superl.) Not tight or close; as, a loose garment. ...
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Bible Concordance

Constraint (6 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 7:37 But if a father stands firm in his resolve, being free from all external constraint and having a legal right to act as he pleases, and in his own mind has come to the decision to keep his daughter unmarried, he will do well.
(WEY NAS)

2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or by constraint: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
(WBS)

1 Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
(KJV ASV WBS RSV)

Esther 1:8 And the drinking was, according to commandment, without constraint; for so the king had appointed to all the magnates of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
(DBY)

Job 36:16 Yes, he would have allured you out of distress, into a broad place, where there is no restriction. That which is set on your table would be full of fatness.
(See NAS)

Psalms 66:11 Thou broughtest us into the net; Thou layedst a sore burden upon our loins.
(See JPS)

Subtopics

Constraint

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Out (29154 Occurrences)

Easy (14 Occurrences)

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Construct (6 Occurrences)

Corinthians (3 Occurrences)

Unmarried (13 Occurrences)

Legal (13 Occurrences)

Lucre (5 Occurrences)