4 occurrences in 7 translations

'Constrained' in the Bible

But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.

Verse ConceptsLost AppetiteBeds

And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

Verse ConceptsBedroomsHospitalityTravellers

He who is too impoverished for such an offering [to give to his god]Chooses a tree that will not rot;He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsmanTo [carve and] set up an idol that will not totter.

Verse ConceptsUnreliabilityWisdom, Human NaturedissatisfactionMotionlessnessSkilled PeopleNo DecayMoving Oncraftsmanshipimage

Bible Theasaurus

Constrain (5 instances)
Constrained (12 instances)
Cumber (1 instance)
Forced (142 instances)
Reserved (48 instances)
Restrain (52 instances)
Restrained (59 instances)
Stiffen (3 instances)
Strained (6 instances)
Tighten (2 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀναγκάζω 
Anagkazo 
Usage: 8

ἀναγκαστῶς 
Anagkastos 
Usage: 1

παραβιάζομαι 
Parabiazomai 
Usage: 2

συνέχω 
sunecho 
be taken with , throng , straiten , keep in , hold , stop , press , lie sick of , constrain , be in a strait
Usage: 10

American Standard Version Public Domain

King James Version Public Domain