Strong's Number G29

ἀγγαρεύω

aggareuo · ang-ar-yew'-o

Transliteration:

aggareuo{ang-ar-yew'-o}

Word Origin:

of foreign origin, cf 104

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

properly, to be a courier, i.e. (by implication) to press into public service

Usage in the KJV:

compel to go 3

Total: 3
Occurs 3 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to employ a courier, dispatch a mounted messenger, press into public service, compel to go

In Persia, mounted couriers were kept at regular intervals throughout Persia for carrying the royal dispatches.