Strong's Lexicon
G970
G970 — βία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G970 |
|---|---|
| Word: | βία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | probably akin to G979 (through the idea of vital activity) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | bia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bee'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. force, strength {physical or mental} |
| KJV Renderings: | violence |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
βία, βίας, ἡ;
1. strength, whether of body or of mind: Homer and subsequent writers.
2. strength in violent action, force: μετά βίας by the use of force, with violence, Act 5:26; Act 24:7 (Rec.); shock τῶν κυμάτων, Act 27:41 (R G, but Tr text brackets; others omit τῶν κυμάτων); διά τήν βίαν τοῦ ὄχλου, the crowd pressing on so violently, Act 21:35. (Synonym: see δύναμις, at the end.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
βία (violence)
Acts 5:26
- KJV: Then went the captain with the officers and brought them without violence for they feared the people lest they should have been stoned
- GK: τότε απελθών ο στρατηγός συν τοις υπηρέταις ήγαγεν αυτούς ου μετά βίας εφοβούντο γαρ τον λαόν ίνα μη λιθασθώσιν
Acts 21:35
- KJV: And when he came upon the stairs so it was that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people
- GK: ότε δε εγένετο επί τους αναβάθμους συνέβη βαστάζεσθαι αυτόν υπό των στρατιωτών διά την βίαν του όχλου
Acts 24:7
- KJV: But the chief captain Lysias came and with great violence took away out of our hands
- GK: παρελθών δε Λυσίας ο χιλίαρχος πολής βίας εκ των χειρών ημών απήγαγε
Acts 27:41
- KJV: And falling into a place where two seas met they ran the ship aground and the forepart stuck fast and remained unmoveable but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves
- GK: περιπεσόντες δε εις τόπον διθάλασσον επώκειλαν την ναύν και η μεν πρώρα ερείσασα έμεινεν ασάλευτος η δε πρύμνα ελύετο υπό της βίας των κυμάτων