βίαbía
strength, force, violence: Acts 5:26, Acts 21:35, Acts 24:7, Acts 27:41.
Greek (New Testament) · G970
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Acts 5:26 The captain went with his Temple guards and arrested the apostles, but without violence, for they were afraid the people would stone them.
- Acts 21:35 As Paul reached the stairs, the mob grew so violent the soldiers had to lift him to their shoulders to protect him.
- Acts 27:41 But they hit a shoal and ran the ship aground too soon. The bow of the ship stuck fast, while the stern was repeatedly smashed by the force of the waves and began to break apart.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.