Strong's Concordance bia: strength, force Original Word: βία, ας, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: bia Phonetic Spelling: (bee'-ah) Short Definition: force, violence Definition: force, violence, strength. 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.) Probably akin to bia (through the idea of vital activity); force -- violence. see GREEK bia Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 9704 Occurrences βίαν — 1 Occ. βίας — 3 Occ. Acts 5:26 N-GFS GRK: οὐ μετὰ βίας ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ NAS: them [back] without violence (for they were afraid KJV: them without violence: for they feared INT: not with force they feared indeed Acts 21:35 N-AFS Acts 24:7 Noun-GFS Acts 27:41 N-GFS |