ἀναγκ-άζω,
fut. -άσω E. Andr. 337, Th. 5.35 (later 2 pl. -ᾶτε Arch.Pap. 6.286): pf. ἠνάγκακα Pl. Hipparch. 232b: plpf. -ειν D. 33.28: (ἀνάγκη): -
1. force, compel, mostly c. acc. pers. et inf., ἀ. τινὰ κτείνειν, πόλισμα, συνθήκας ποιεῖσθαι, etc., Hdt. 1.11, 98, 6.42; δρᾶν, λέγειν, etc., S. El. 256, OC 979, etc.: so in Pass., ἠναγκάζοντο ἀμύνεσθαι Hdt. 5.101: without inf., κἄμ’ ἀναγκάζεις τάδε (sc. δρᾶν) S. Ph. 1368, cf. OT 280; ἀναγκάζεσθαί τι to be forced [to do] a thing, Pl. Phdr. 242a, 254b, cf. X. Mem. 4.5.4; ἀ. τινὰ ἐς τὸ πολεμεῖν Th. 1.23; ἐς τὸ ἔργον Id. 2.75.
2. c. acc. pers. only, constrain a person, τὸ συνδρῶν σ’ ἀναγκάσει χρέος E. Andr. 337; esp. by argument, opp. ῥητορικῶς ἐλέγχειν, Pl. Grg. 472b; δεινοῖς ἠναγκάσθην I was constrained, tortured, S. El. 221, cf. X. Hier. 9.2; ἠναγκασμένος, ἀναγκασθείς under compulsion, Th. 6.22, 8.99; ὑπὸ δεσμῶν ἀναγκασθείς And. 1.2; φανεροὶ ἦσαν ἀναγκασθησόμενοι D. 18.19.
3. c. acc. rei only, carry through by force, πόλις ἀναγκάζει τάδε E. IT 595, cf. X. Mem. 4.5.5, Arist. Rh. 1392a27; ἠναγκασμένα λάχανα forced vegetables, Philostr. VA 1.21.
4. c. acc. rei et inf., contend that a thing is necessarily so and so, μὴ ἀνάγκαζε ὃ μὴ καλόν ἐστιν αἰσχρὸν εἶναι Pl. Smp. 202b, cf. Cra. 432c, Tht. 196b: foll. by Conj., οἱ λόγοι ἀναγκάσειαν ἂν ὅτι ἀθάνατον ψυχή R. 611b.
5. abs., apply compulsion, Arist. Pol. 1304b9 (ἀναγκάζω is a gloss in Pl. Tht. 153c.).
6. in surgery, use force to reduce dislocations, etc., Hp. Art. 3, 5, al.
G315 — ἀναγκάζω
(imperfect ἠνάγκαζον); 1 aorist ἠνάγκασα; 1 aorist passive ἠναγκάσθην; (from ἀνάγκη); (fr. Sophocles down); to necessitate, compel, drive to, constrain, whether by force, threats, etc., or by persuasion, entreaties, etc., or by other means: τινα, [2Co 12:11] (by your behavior toward me); τινα followed by an infinitive, [Act 26:11]; [Act 28:19]; [Gal 2:3], [Gal 2:14] (by your example); ; [Mat 14:22]; [Mar 6:45]; [Luk 14:23].
ἀναγκάζω
( < ἀνάγκη ),
[in LXX : [Pro 6:7] (H7860), 1Es 3:24 , 1Ma 2:25 , al. ;]
to necessitate, compel by force or persuasion, constrain: c . acc , [2Co 12:11]; id . c . inf ., [Mat 14:22], [Mar 6:45], [Luk 14:23], [Act 26:11] (on the impf . here, v. Field, Notes , 141; M , Pr., 128 f ., 247), [Gal 2:14]; [Gal 6:12]; pass ., C . inf ., [Act 28:19], [Gal 2:3] (for exx ., v. MM , VGT , s.v. ). †