press into public service

into public service, employ a courier; hence, to perform a service (prob. common in the vernac.; cf. Deiss., , 86f., MM, , iv; , s.v.): , , .† to impress to compel BS Exp. VGT Mt 5:41 27:32 Mk 15:21

I impress (into my service), send (on an errand).

to force

properly, to be a courier, i.e. (by implication) to press into public service

compel (to go)

ἀγγαρεύω (from the Persian; cf. Vg. angiare, and the Heb. אִגֶרֶת; on the orthogr., see Bl., §6, 1; M, Pr., 46), to impress into public service, employ a courier; hence, to compel to perform a service (prob. common in the vernac.; cf. Deiss., BS, 86f., MM, Exp., iv; VGT, see word): Mat.5:41, 27:32, Mrk.15:21.† (AS)