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Lexicon :: Strong's G970 - bia

Aa
βία
Transliteration
bia (Key)
Pronunciation
bee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably akin to βία (G970) (through the idea of vital activity)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
4x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
13x in 3 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

βία bía, bee'-ah; probably akin to G979 (through the idea of vital activity); force:—violence.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G970 in the following manner: violence (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G970 in the following manner: violence (4x).

  1. strength, whether of body or mind

  2. strength in violent action, force

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βία bía, bee'-ah; probably akin to G979 (through the idea of vital activity); force:—violence.
STRONGS G970:
βία, -ας, ἡ;
1. strength, whether of body or of mind: Homer and subsequent writers.
2. strength in violent action, force: μετὰ 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]; διὰ τ. βίαν τοῦ ὄχλου, the crowd pressing on so violently, Acts 21:35. [Synonym: see δύναμις, at the end.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
5:26; 21:35; 24:7; 27:41

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G970 matches the Greek βία (bia),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:26 - Then G5119 the captain G4755 went G565 along G565 with the officers G5257 and proceeded to bring G71 them back without G3756 G3326 violence G970 (for they were afraid G5399 of the people, G2992 that they might be stoned). G3034

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:35 - When G3753 he got G1096 to the stairs, G304 he was carried G941 by the soldiers G4757 because G1223 of the violence G970 of the [fn]mob; G3793

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:41 - But striking G4045 a [fn]reef G5117 where G1337 two G1337 seas G1337 met, G1337 they ran G2027 the vessel G3491 aground; G2027 and the prow G4408 stuck G2043 fast G2043 and remained G3306 immovable, G761 but the stern G4403 began to be broken G3089 up by the force G970 of the waves.
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