What does ἀναγκάζω · εἰσέρχομαι mean in the Bible?
ἀναγκάζω · εἰσέρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "urge strongly, compel, constrain them to enter".
Greek · G315, G1525
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 phrase meaning "urge strongly, compel, constrain them to enter".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G315, G1525?
G315, G1525 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. urge strongly, compel, constrain them to enter
Source Gloss
urge strongly, compel, constrain them to enter
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 2 Aligned forms 9 Tenses Aorist, Imperfect, Present Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 192 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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
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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
ἀνάγκασον εἰσελθεῖν is built from this root:
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
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