Strong's Greek Concordance

G317: ἀναγκαστῶς

anankastōs · “necessarily”

Definition

compulsorily

KJV translates it as: by constraint

Word origin: adverb from a derivative of G315 (ἀναγκάζω);

Extended definition

ἀναγκαστῶς
adv.,
necessarily or by constraint: opposite to ἑκουσίως, 1Pe.5:2 (rare).†
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G317 is translated

  • under compulsion ×1

Bible verses with G317 (anankastōs)

Anankastōs appears in 1 verse.

  • 1 Peter 5:2

    Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;