TBESG · G0970
βία · bia · force
βία, -ας, ἡ, [in LXX for פֶּרֶךְ, etc. ;] strength, force, violence: Act.5:26 21:35 24:7 27:41.† (AS)
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bia G970
βία (bia) means “force” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
βία Greek · G970 3 tagged occurrences in 3 verses
Pronunciation guide: bee'-ah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Dodson Greek Lexicon
force, violence, strength.
John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0
How translators render G970
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| force | 1 |
| pounding | 1 |
| violence | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the violence | 2 |
| violence | 1 |
Verses containing G970
Page 1 of 1. 3 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Acts 5:26
· BSB · 1 occurrence
At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
Read word by word - Acts 21:35
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
Read word by word - Acts 27:41
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But the ship 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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