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Koine Greek wordlink #100153

SR GNT Acts 21:35 βίαν (bian) ‘soldiers because_of the force of the crowd’ Strongs=9700 Lemma=bia
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=60 AD Event=Paul_arrested_in_the_Temple TimeSeries=Paul_arrested_in_the_Temple

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Only use of identical word form βίαν (N-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘βίαν’ (N-AFS) is always and only glossed as ‘force’.

Greek words (3) other than βίαν (N-AFS) with a gloss related to ‘force’

ACTs 5:26 βίας (bias) N-GFS ‘them not with force they were fearing for the’ SR GNT Acts 5:26 word 14

OET-LV: 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_5:26)

OET-RV: 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. (ACT 5:26)

ACTs 24:7 βίας (bias) N-GFS ‘commander with much force from the hands’ SR GNT Acts 24:7 word 8

OET-LV: 7  (ACT_24:7)

OET-RV: 7 ◘ (ACT 24:7)

ACTs 27:41 βίας (bias) N-GFS ‘was_being destroyed by the force’ SR GNT Acts 27:41 word 25

OET-LV: 41 But having _fallen _among into a_place two _sea, they _ran_ the ship _aground, and on _one _hand the bow having _stuck remained unshakeable, on _the _other _hand the stern was _being _destroyed by the force. (ACT_27:41)

OET-RV: 41 But they hit a bank with ocean on both sides of it and the ship ran aground. The bow of the ship was completely stuck but the stern was being broken up by the force of the ocean. (ACT 27:41)

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular