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Compel
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
The Greek angareuein is a Tartar word adopted by the Persians for impressing into the government service men and horses to carry the dispatches without interruption, by relays of men and horses stationed at intervals (Matthew 5:41; Mark 15:21).
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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Compel'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/fbd/c/compel.html. 1949.