Strong’s G3849 · Greek
παραβιάζομαι
parabiázomai · par-ab-ee-ad'-zom-ahee
Origin from παρά (G3844) and the middle voice of βιάζω (G971);
Meaning to force contrary to (nature), i.e. compel (by entreaty)
In the King James Version constrain.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 24:29But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
- Acts 16:15And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.