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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force.

Greek

317. anagkastos -- necessarily
... Transliteration: anagkastos Phonetic Spelling: (an-ang-kas-toce') Short Definition:
by force, necessarily Definition: by way of compulsion, unwillingly, by ...
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318. anagke -- necessity
... of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: anagke Phonetic Spelling: (an-ang-kay')
Short Definition: necessity, constraint, compulsion Definition: necessity ...
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1432. dorean -- as a gift, to no purpose
... adverbial form of 1431/) -- something done (as ), ie ""; unearned (undeserved);
freely given (without cost) hence not done out of mere obligation or compulsion ...
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Strong's Hebrew

597. anas -- to compel, constrain
... 596, 597. anas. 598 . to compel, constrain. Transliteration: anas Phonetic
Spelling: (aw-nas') Short Definition: compulsion. Word Origin a prim. ...
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2389. chazaq -- strong, stout, mighty
... Word Origin from chazaq Definition strong, stout, mighty NASB Word Usage compulsion*
(3), fiercest (1), hard (2), harder (1), loud (1), might (1), mighty (20 ...
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3027. yad -- hand
... 3), beside* (8), boldly* (2), bordered* (1), borders (1), bounty (3), care (7),
charge (7), close* (1), coast (1), command (3), compulsion* (3), consecrate* (3 ...
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Library

That Sometimes Some Laudably Desire the Office of Preaching, While ...
... That sometimes some laudably desire the office of preaching, while others,
as laudably, are drawn to it by compulsion. Although ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter vii that sometimes some.htm

At Another Time, Suffering the Same Compulsion at the Hands of ...
... Life of Antony. Section 85. At another time, suffering the same compulsion
at the hands of them who had� 85. At another time, suffering ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/life of antony section 85.htm

Man is Endowed with the Faculty of Distinguishing Good and Evil ...
... Against Heresies: Book IV Chapter XXXIX."Man is endowed with the faculty of
distinguishing good and evil; so that, without compulsion, he has the power, by ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xxxix man is endowed with.htm

Concerning those who have Fallen Without Compulsion, Without the ...
... Canon XI. Concerning those who have fallen without compulsion, without
the spoiling of their property� Concerning those who have ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xi concerning those who.htm

Let those who have Twice or Thrice Sacrificed under Compulsion...
... Canon VIII. Let those who have twice or thrice sacrificed under compulsion�
Let those who have twice or thrice sacrificed under ...
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Whether Compulsory Consent Makes a Marriage as Regards the Party ...
... OF COMPULSORY AND CONDITIONAL CONSENT (SIX ARTICLES) Whether compulsory consent
makes a marriage as regards the party who uses compulsion? ...
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Whether a Compulsory Consent is Possible?
... But compulsion is allied to power, as appears from a definition of Tully's in which
he says that "compulsion is the force of one who exercises his power to ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether a compulsory consent is.htm

Herein is a Mirror to be Blamed, --If Its Clearness is Darkened ...
... 6. Never does the mirror drive"by compulsion him that looks therein:"so likewise
grace which followed"upon the righteousness of the Law,"does not ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn xvi herein is a.htm

Whether Compulsory Consent Invalidates a Marriage?
... Objection 3: Further, seemingly he who has consented to marriage under compulsion
ought to be counseled to stand to that marriage; because to promise and not ...
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Whether it was Necessary for Christ to Suffer for the Deliverance ...
... from some cause quite apart from itself; and should this be either an efficient
or a moving cause then it brings about the necessity of compulsion; as, for ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether it was necessary for 2.htm

Thesaurus

Compulsion (8 Occurrences)
... (n.) The act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint;
subjection to force. Multi-Version Concordance Compulsion (8 Occurrences). ...
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Volunteer (2 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without solicitation or compulsion;
as, to volunteer one's services. 6. (vi) To enter ...
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Compulsory (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (a.) Mandatory; forced; required. 2. (a.) Obligatory; enjoined by authority;
necessary; due to compulsion. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Prophets (270 Occurrences)
... Under these conditions he then regards it as absolute compulsion to speak, just
as a person must be filled with fear when he hears a lion roar nearby (Amos 3:8 ...
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Prophecy (37 Occurrences)
... Under these conditions he then regards it as absolute compulsion to speak, just
as a person must be filled with fear when he hears a lion roar nearby (Amos 3:8 ...
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Voluntary (17 Occurrences)
... 6. (vt) Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement,
of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration. ...
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Necessity (22 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) That which makes an act or an event unavoidable; irresistible force;
overruling power; compulsion, physical or moral; fate; fatality. ...
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Necessary (75 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; -- opposed to free; as,
whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed. ...
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Oversight (23 Occurrences)
... 1 Peter 5:2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight,
not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly ...
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Loves (97 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 9:7 Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart;
not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. ...
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Bible Concordance

Compulsion (8 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 7:37 But the man who is strong in mind and purpose, who is not forced but has control over his desires, does well if he comes to the decision to keep her a virgin.
(See NIV)

1 Corinthians 9:16 For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about; for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me, if I don't preach the Good News.
(See NAS)

2 Corinthians 9:7 Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.
(WEB WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Philemon 1:14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
(See NAS RSV)

1 Peter 5:2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
(WEB NAS)

Exodus 3:19 I know that the king of Egypt won't give you permission to go, no, not by a mighty hand.
(See NAS)

Exodus 6:1 Yahweh said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh, for by a strong hand he shall let them go, and by a strong hand he shall drive them out of his land."
(See NAS)

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

Subtopics

Compulsion

Related Terms

Volunteer (2 Occurrences)

Compulsory (1 Occurrence)

Prophets (270 Occurrences)

Prophecy (37 Occurrences)

Voluntary (17 Occurrences)

Necessity (22 Occurrences)

Necessary (75 Occurrences)

Oversight (23 Occurrences)

Loves (97 Occurrences)