King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G970
Transliteration: bia
Phonetic Spelling: (bee'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: strength, force
Meaning: strength, force
βία, βίας, ἡ;
Word 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.)