ajnagkavzw , f. -avsw : pf. hjnavgka±ka : plqpf. -ein : ( ajnavgkh ):— to force, compel, mostly c. acc. pers. et inf. , ajn. tina; poiei`sqai ti, levgein , etc. , Hdt. , etc. :—so Pass. , hjnagkavzonto ajmuvnesqai Id.;—without the inf. , ajnagkavzesqaiv ti to be forced to do a thing, Plat. , etc. :—also, ajnagkavzein tina; e[" ti Thuc.
2. c. acc. pers. only, to constrain by argument, Plat. : Pass. , hjnagkavsqhn I was constrained, tortured, Soph. ; hjnagkasmevno", ajnagkasqeiv" under compulsion, Thuc.
3.
c. acc.
rei only,
to carry through by force,
Eur.
4.
c. acc.
rei et
inf.
to prove
that a thing
is necessarily
so and so,
Plat.
ajnagkaivh
ajnagkaivh , hJ , Ep. and Ion. for ajnavgkh , Hom. , etc.
ajnagkai`on
ajnagkai`on , tov , ( ajnavgkh ) a place of constraint, a prison, Xen .:—others read jAnakei`on .
ajnagkai`o"
ajnagkai`o" , a, on , and o", on , ( ajnavgkh ) with or by force:
I. act. constraining, applying force, Il.; h\mar ajn . the day of constraint, i.e. slavery, Ib.;so, ajnagkaiva tuvch the lot of slavery, or a violent death, Soph .; tw`/ th`" ajrch`" ajnagkaivw/ by the compulsory nature of our rule, Thuc. ; ejx ajnagkaivou under compulsion, Id.
2.
of arguments,
forcible, cogent,
Id.
II.
pass.
constrained, forced,
polemistai; ajn
. soldiers
perforce,
whether they will or no, Od.
2.
necessary,
ajnagkai`ovn »ejsti1/4
, like
ajnavgkh ejstiv
,
c. inf
.,
it is necessary
to do a thing,
Hdt.
,
etc.
; but,
e[niai tw`n ajpokrivsewn ajnagkai`ai poiei`sqai
necessarily requiring
to be made,
Plat.
3. ta; ajnagkai`a necessary things, needs, as food, sleep, Id., Xen. ; ta; ejk qeou` ajn . the appointed order of things, laws of nature, Id.
4. absolutely necessary, indispensable, barely sufficient; ajn. trofhv = hJ kaqÆ hJmevran , Thuc. ; to; ajnagkaiovtaton u{yo" the least height that was absolutely necessary, Id.; hJ ajnagkaiotavth povli" the least that could be called a city, Plat.
5. of persons, connected by necessary ties, i.e. related by blood, Id., etc. :— oiJ ajnagkai`oi , Lat. necessarii , kinsfolk, Xen ., etc.
III. Adv. -w" , necessarily, of necessity, perforce, ajnagkaivw" e[cei it must be so, Hdt. ; ajn. fevrein to bear as best one can, opp. to ajndreivw" , Thuc.
2. ajn. levgein only so far as is necessary, Plat.
ajnagkastevo"
ajnagkastevo" , a, on , verb. Adj. of ajnagkavzw , to be compelled, Plat.
II. neut. -evon one must compel, Id.
ajnagkastov"
ajnagkastov" , hv, ovn , ( ajnagkavzw ) forced, constrained, Hdt .; ajn. strateuvein pressed into the service, Thuc.
ajnavgkh
ajnavgkh , Ion. and Ep. ajnagkaivh , hJ , ( a[gcw ) force, constraint, necessity, Hom ., etc. ; ajnavgkh/ perforce, of necessity, or in act. sense, forcibly, by force, Id.; so, uJpÆ ajnavgkh", ejx ajnavgkh", diÆ ajnavgkh", pro;"