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compellest

Meaning of “compellest”

Second-person singular present form of compel, meaning to constrain, oblige, or urge by physical, legal, or moral force.

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First occurrence: Galatians 2:14

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Galatians 2:14
But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
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1611 witness · Galatians 2:14 · retained source text

But when I saw that they walked not vprightly according to the truth of the Gospel, I said vnto Peter before them al, If thou, being a Iew, liuest after the maner of Gentiles, and not as doe the Iewes, why compellest thou the Gentiles to liue as do the Iewes?

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