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ἀναγκάζω
ἀναγκάζω ἀνάγκη to force, compel, mostly c. acc. pers. et inf., ἀν. τινὰ ποιεῖσθαι τι, λέγειν, etc., Hdt., etc.:—so Pass., ἠναγκάζοντο ἀμύνεσθαι Hdt.;—without the inf., ἀναγκάζεσθαί τι to be forced to do a thing, Plat., etc.:—also, ἀναγκάζειν τινὰ ἔς τι Thuc. c. acc. pers. only, to constrain by argument, Plat.: Pass., ἠναγκάσθην I was constrained, tortured, Soph.; ἠναγκασμένος, ἀναγκασθείς under compulsion, Thuc. c. acc. rei only, to carry through by force, Eur. c. acc. rei et inf. to prove that a thing is necessarily so and so, Plat.

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to force, compel

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ἀναγκάζω
Headword (normalized):
ἀναγκάζω
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αναγκαζω
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ἀναγκάζω ἀνάγκη to force, compel, mostly c. acc. pers. et inf., ἀν. τινὰ ποιεῖσθαι τι, λέγειν, etc., Hdt., etc.:—so Pass., ἠναγκάζοντο ἀμύνεσθαι Hdt.;—without the inf., ἀναγκάζεσθαί τι to be forced to do a thing, Plat., etc.:—also, ἀναγκάζειν τινὰ ἔς τι Thuc. c. acc. pers. only, to constrain by argument, Plat.: Pass., ἠναγκάσθην I was constrained, tortured, Soph.; ἠναγκασμένος, ἀναγκασθείς under compulsion, Thuc. c. acc. rei only, to carry through by force, Eur. c. acc. rei et inf. to prove that a thing is necessarily so and so, Plat.
IDX:
2133
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n2134
Key:
a)nagka/zw

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