Forms of the word

Dictionary
ἀναγκαστῶς
Greek transliteration
anankastōs
Simplified transliteration
anankastos

Numbers

Strong's number
317
GK Number
339

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
adverb
Gloss
a must, by compulsion
Definition
by constraint, or compulsion, unwillingly, opposite to ἑκουσιως, 1 Pet. 5:2*

Greek-English Concordance for ἀναγκαστῶς

1 Peter 5:2 shepherd the flock of God among you, watching over it — not because you have to (anankastōs | ἀναγκαστῶς | adverb), but voluntarily, as God would have it; not for shameful gain but eagerly.

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