What does ἀγγαρεύω (angareúō) mean in the Bible?
ἀγγαρεύω (angareúō) is a Greek word meaning "to force".
Greek · G29
ἀγγαρεύω
To force
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ἀγγαρεύω G29
Pronunciation angareúō
What does ἀγγαρεύω (angareúō) mean in the Bible?
ἀγγαρεύω (angareúō) is a Greek word meaning "to force".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G29?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] they forced (1), [the soldiers] forced [him] (1), forces you to go (1).
Where does ἀγγαρεύω (angareúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [and] they forced 1× Matthew 27:32
[the soldiers] forced [him] 1× Mark 15:21
forces you to go 1× Matthew 5:41
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:41 ἀγγαρεύσει to forces you to go Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 27:32 ἠγγάρευσαν to [and] they forced Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 15:21 ἀγγαρεύουσιν to [the soldiers] forced [him] Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:41
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Matthew 2 Mark 1
Source forms
ἀγγαρεύουσιν 1x angareuousin Mark 15:21
ἀγγαρεύσει 1x angareusei Matthew 5:41
ἠγγάρευσαν 1x ēngareusan Matthew 27:32
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 27:32
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 5:41
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Mark 15:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to force
Strong's G29
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to force
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:41 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀγγαρεύσει aggareusei
I impress, send
Read verse Matthew 27:32 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἠγγάρευσαν hggareusan
I impress, send
Read verse Mark 15:21 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἀγγαρεύουσι aggareuousin
I impress, send
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Future, Aorist, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Future Active Matt 5:41 1×
Aorist Active Matt 27:32 1×
Present Active Mark 15:21 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 future 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 3
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἀγγαρεύω is of foreign origin - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H104 Related Hebrew
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain