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ἀνάγκασον εἰσελθεῖν

To necessitate · to enter (literally or figuratively)

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ἀναγκάζω G315 to necessitate
Pronunciation anankázō
Compel by force or persuasion; constraint overriding normal choice or preference.
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εἰσέρχομαι G1525 to enter (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation eisérchomai
Entry into physical or spiritual realms; especially salvation's threshold language (kingdom, life, glory, rest).
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What does ἀνάγκασον εἰσελθεῖν (anankason eiselthein) mean in the Bible?

ἀναγκάζω · εἰσέρχομαι is a Greek word meaning "urge strongly, compel, constrain them to enter".

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Meaning

urge strongly, compel, constrain them to enter
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Imperfect Present
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 8×
Aorist Active Matt 14:22 · Mark 6:45 · 2 Cor 12:11 3×
Aorist Passive Acts 28:19 · Gal 2:3 2×
Present Active Gal 2:14 · Gal 6:12 2×
Imperfect Active Acts 26:11 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Luke 14:23 1×
9 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 192 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 59 ongoing 3 prospective 9 resultant 2 imperative 7 subjunctive 27 infinitive 37 participle 48
Tense
aorist 165 present 15 future 10 perfect 2
Voice
active 167 middle 25
Mood
indicative 73 participle 48 infinitive 37 subjunctive 27 imperative 7
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:21 εἰσῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:20 εἰσέλθητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:6 εἴσελθε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 7:13 Εἰσέλθατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 7:13 εἰσερχόμενοι present middle participle participle Matthew 7:21 εἰσελεύσεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 8:5 Εἰσελθόντος aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:8 εἰσέλθῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 9:25 εἰσελθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:11 εἰσέλθητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:12 εἰσερχόμενοι present middle participle participle Matthew 10:5 εἰσέλθητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 12:29 εἰσελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:4 εἰσῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:45 εἰσελθόντα aorist active participle participle Matthew 15:11 εἰσερχόμενον present middle participle participle Matthew 18:3 εἰσέλθητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 18:8 εἰσελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 18:9 εἰσελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:17 εἰσελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:23 εἰσελεύσεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 19:24 εἰσελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 21:10 εἰσελθόντος aorist active participle participle Matthew 21:12 εἰσῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:11 εἰσελθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 22:12 εἰσῆλθες aorist active indicative completed Matthew 23:13 εἰσέρχεσθε present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 23:13 εἰσερχομένους present middle participle participle Matthew 23:13 εἰσελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 24:38 εἰσῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 25:10 εἰσῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 25:21 εἴσελθε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 25:23 εἴσελθε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 26:41 εἰσέλθητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 26:58 εἰσελθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 27:53 εἰσῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:45 εἰσελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 2:1 εἰσελθὼν aorist active participle participle Mark 2:26 εἰσῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 3:1 εἰσῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed +152 more 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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles Luke 14 — Kingdom Humility, Banquet Mercy, and the Cost of Discipleship Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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