Luke 14:23

Hedges [φ ρ α γ μ ο υ ς]. See on Matthew 21:33. It may mean either a hedge, or a place enclosed with a hedge. Here the hedges beside which vagrants rest.

Compel. Compare constrained, Matthew 14:22; Acts 26:11; Galatians 6:12. Not to use force, but to constrain them against the reluctance which such poor creatures would feel at accepting the invitation of a great Lord. May be filled [γ ε μ ι σ θ η]. A very strong word; properly of loading a ship. "Nature and grace alike abhor a vacuum" (Bengel).