βία

bia

Greek G0970 Noun, feminine 3 occurrences in 3 verses
βία force

βία, -ας, ἡ,

[in LXX for פֶּרֶךְ, etc. ;]

strength, force, violence: Act.5:26 21:35 24:7 27:41.†

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Concordance 3 verses

  1. Acts 5:26 βίας

    At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.

  2. Acts 21:35 βίαν

    When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.

  3. Acts 27:41 βίας

    But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.

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