UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: βία; -ας

Related lemmas: βιάζω

Sense 1: force, violence

Semantic entry: 20.1

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Violence

Definition: a strong, destructive force

Notes: In some languages it is difficult, if not impossible, to find a term such as ‘violence,’ but one may describe the effects of violence by expressions which indicate the harm that is done. For example, RV ACT 5:26 · LV ACT 5:26 · Read together ACT 5:26 may be translated ‘they did not wish to harm anyone, for they were afraid of the people,’ and similarly in RV ACT 27:41 · LV ACT 27:41 · Read together ACT 27:41, one may translate ‘the waves did great damage to the stern.’

ACT 5:26: RV ACT 5:26 · LV ACT 5:26 · Read together ACT 5:26

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OET-RV ACT 5:26

26 So the temple officer took the attendants and went and got them, but didn’t use force because they were afraid that the people might start throwing rocks at them.

OET-LV ACT 5:26

26 Then having _gone _away, the officer with the attendants was _bringing them, not with force, because/for they _were _fearing the people, lest they _may _be _stoned.

ACT 21:35: RV ACT 21:35 · LV ACT 21:35 · Read together ACT 21:35

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OET-RV ACT 21:35

35 When they got to the stairs, the soldiers had to lift him up above their heads because of the frenzy of the crowd,

OET-LV ACT 21:35

35 And when he _became to the stairs, it _happened him to _be _being _borne by the soldiers, because _of the force of _the crowd.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: RV ACT 5:26 · RV ACT 21:35 · RV ACT 27:41 · LV ACT 5:26 · LV ACT 21:35 · LV ACT 27:41 · Read together ACT 5:26 · Read together ACT 21:35 · Read together ACT 27:41

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

βία

Form 1

Sense 1: force, violence