Bible Dictionary: Extort

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To take person by physical force, threats, or ay undue exercise of power; as, to extort money; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt.

2. (v. t.) To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion.

3. (v. i.) To practice extortion.

4. (p. p. & a.) Extorted.

Greek

1286. diaseio -- to shake violently, to intimidate
... violently, to intimidate. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diaseio Phonetic
Spelling: (dee-as-i'-o) Short Definition: I blackmail, extort from Definition ...
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4811. sukophanteo -- to accuse falsely
... of the law forbidding the exportation of figs from Greece), "sycophant", ie (genitive
and by extension) to defraud (exact unlawfully, extort) -- accuse falsely ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6231. ashaq -- to oppress, wrong, extort
... 6230, 6231. ashaq. 6232 . to oppress, wrong, extort. Transliteration: ashaq
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-shak') Short Definition: oppress. Word Origin a prim. ...
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Library

The Preaching of John. Ch. 3:1-20
... 13 And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.14
And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/a the preaching of john.htm

The Voice in the Wilderness.
... And he said unto them, "Extort no more than that which is appointed you.". And
soldiers also asked him, saying, "And we, what must we do?". ...
//christianbookshelf.org/barton/his life/the voice in the wilderness.htm

Whether Robbery May be Committed Without Sin?
... unbelievers. Objection 3: Further, earthly princes violently extort many things
from their subjects: and this seems to savor of robbery. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether robbery may be committed.htm

Epistle xvii. This Epistle was Written when Symmachus Sent his ...
... Let the same liberty be given to you, O Emperor, and let every one bear it with
patience, if he cannot extort from the Emperor what he would take it ill if the ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/epistle xvii this epistle was.htm

Private Property and the Common Good
... And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you. And
soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? ...
/.../the social principles of jesus/chapter viii private property and.htm

"Jesus or Barabbas. "
... Caiaphas, "Now Pilate must be challenged more imperiously; and if he does not do
according to our will then shall the authority of Caesar extort the sentence ...
/.../stead/king of the jews/chapter viii jesus or barabbas.htm

Of the Infirmity of the Flesh, and Similar Pleas.
... promising itself, forsooth, heavenly things in return"to lord it, (namely,) in
another's family; to roost [380] on another's wealth; to extort splendour from ...
/.../tertullian/to his wife/chapter iv of the infirmity of.htm

Of the Need for Some Protest against the Psychics and their Self ...
... wealth and satiety" [1091] "not making inroads upon such sins as fasts diminish,
nor feeling need of such revelations as xerophagies extort, nor apprehending ...
/.../on fasting in opposition to the psychics/chapter xiiof the need for.htm

Gehazi
... She did this, not as a slave of Naaman's wife, but as a free human soul,
and servant of God. No tyranny could extort this service. ...
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The Introduction to the Work with Some General Account of Its ...
... there may be to hope all things, and believe all things the most favorable, evidence
to the contrary will force itself upon the mind, and extort the unwilling ...
/.../the rise and progress of religion in the soul/chapter i the introduction to.htm

Thesaurus

Extort (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To take person by physical force, threats, or ay undue exercise of power;
as, to extort money; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to ...
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Violence (98 Occurrences)
... What must we do?" He said to them, "Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse
anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages." (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV). ...
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Wrongfully (15 Occurrences)
... What must we do?" He said to them, "Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse
anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages." (WEB ASV). ...
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Writhe (6 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To twist and to turn in pain; as to writhe from an ankle sprain. 2. (vt)
To wrest; to distort; to pervert. 3. (vt) To extort; to wring; to wrest. ...
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Wring (4 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out);
hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or ...
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Force (250 Occurrences)
... 13. (n.) To impel, drive, wrest, extort, get, etc., by main strength or violence; --
with a following adverb, as along, away, from, into, through, out, etc. ...
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Rob (27 Occurrences)
... What must we do?" He said to them, "Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse
anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages." (See RSV). ...
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Extols (1 Occurrence)

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Express (13 Occurrences)
... or message. 8. (v.) To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of
grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit. 9. (v ...
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Extorted (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Extort. Multi-Version Concordance
Extorted (3 Occurrences). 2 Corinthians 9:5 I have thought ...
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Bible Concordance

Extort (2 Occurrences)

Luke 3:13 And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.
(ASV)

Luke 3:14 Soldiers also asked him, saying, "What about us? What must we do?" He said to them, "Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages."
(WEB ASV NIV)

Subtopics

Extort

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Violence (98 Occurrences)

Wrongfully (15 Occurrences)

Writhe (6 Occurrences)

Wring (4 Occurrences)

Force (250 Occurrences)

Rob (27 Occurrences)

Extols (1 Occurrence)

Express (13 Occurrences)

Extorted (3 Occurrences)