Lexical Definition
βία bía (bee'-ah) force G:N-F
probably akin to βίος (through the idea of vital activity)
violence.
- force
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| βίασ | force | LXX.Exod.1.14 • LXX.Exod.14.25 • Acts.5.26 |
| violence | Acts.24.7 • Acts.27.41 | |
| βίαν | violence | Acts.21.35 |
| βία | by force | LXX.Isa.17.13 • LXX.Isa.30.30 • LXX.Isa.52.4 • LXX.Hab.3.6 |
| force | LXX.Exod.1.13 • LXX.Isa.63.1 | |
| with force | LXX.Isa.28.2 • LXX.Ezek.44.18 |
Abbott-Smith
βία, -ας, ἡ, [in LXX for פֶּרֶךְ, etc.;]
strength, force, violence: Ac 5:26 21:35 24:7 27:41.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Acts | 5:26 · 21:35 · 24:7 · 27:41 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
βία,
Ionic dialect βίη [ῐ], ἡ: Epic dialect dative βίηφι [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—bodily strength, force, [βία 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 10.91:—in 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ">Refs 8th c.BC+], periphrastic of strong men, βίη Ἡρακληείη [Refs 8th c.BC+]participle masculine πέρσας follows, compare [Refs]; βίη Ἐτεοκληείη, Ἰφικλείη,[Refs 8th c.BC+]: so in Lyric poetry and Trag., Πέλοπος βία [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Τυδέως βία, Πολυνείκους β., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; θήρειος β., ={Κένταυροι}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 personified, Κράτος Βία τε [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 of the mind, οὐκ ἔστι βίη φρεσίν [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3.b of an argument, βίαν οὐκ ἔχειν πρὸς [τὸ] ἀποδειξαι [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II act of violence, ὕβρις τε βίη τε [Refs 8th c.BC+]: mostly in plural, κείνων γε βίας ἀποτείσεαι [βίας ὑποδέγμενος ἀνδρῶν 16.189; βίαι ἀνέμων 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.213. ">Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.2 βίᾳ τινός against one's will, in spite of him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; β. alone as adverb, perforce, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to κατὰ φύσιν, [βίαν τινός 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 5; πρὸς βίαν ἄγειν τινά [prev. author] “Pr.” 210, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 805, 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 8.10 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 443, etc.">Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἑκών, [βίας 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 563, +others, 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 5.58; ὑπὸ βίης 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.107; ἀπὸ βίας 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 20.51 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; of Zeus, εὐμενεῖ βία κτίσας [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 in Attic dialect law, rape, βίας δίκη [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 = Latin vis, βίας γραφή D C.37.31, compare 33; μαρτύρομαι τὴν βίαν [Refs 3rd c.AD+]. (Cf. Sanskrit jyā´ jiyā´ 'preponderating power', jināti 'oppress'.)