Lexical Summary bia: strength, force Original Word: βίαTransliteration: bia Phonetic Spelling: (bee'-ah) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: strength, force Meaning: strength, force Strong's Concordance violence. Probably akin to bia (through the idea of vital activity); force -- violence. see GREEK bia Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 970: βίαβία, 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, Acts 5:26; Acts 24:7 (Rec.); shock τῶν κυμάτων, Acts 27:41 (R G, but Tr text brackets; others omit τῶν κυμάτων); διά τήν βίαν τοῦ ὄχλου, the crowd pressing on so violently, Acts 21:35. (Synonym: see δύναμις, at the end.) |
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