Biazō βιάζω
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| βιάζω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | biazō |
| Strong's number | G971 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to force |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Biazō (Greek βιάζω, Strong's G971) is a Greek verb meaning “to force”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
βιάζω (βία), and depon. -ομαι,
[in LXX for פּרץ, פּצר, etc. ;]
to force, constrain, rare in active (poet, and late prose), but found in cl. in pass., and so perh. βιάζεται, suffereth violence, Mat.11:12, EV (but see infr.), whether
(a) in good sense, of disciples (Thayer, al.), or
(b) in bad sense, of the enemies of the kingdom (Meyer, in l.; Dalman, Words, 139ff.; Cremer, 141ff.). Mid., advanceth violently, Mt, l.with (Deiss., BS., 258; Banks, see ref. in DCG, ii, 803f.); before εἰς, to press violently, or force one's way into, Luk.16:16 (see ICC, in l., and in Mt, l.with; cf. παραβιάζομαι and see MM, see word).
† (AS)
[in LXX for פּרץ, פּצר, etc. ;]
to force, constrain, rare in active (poet, and late prose), but found in cl. in pass., and so perh. βιάζεται, suffereth violence, Mat.11:12, EV (but see infr.), whether
(a) in good sense, of disciples (Thayer, al.), or
(b) in bad sense, of the enemies of the kingdom (Meyer, in l.; Dalman, Words, 139ff.; Cremer, 141ff.). Mid., advanceth violently, Mt, l.with (Deiss., BS., 258; Banks, see ref. in DCG, ii, 803f.); before εἰς, to press violently, or force one's way into, Luk.16:16 (see ICC, in l., and in Mt, l.with; cf. παραβιάζομαι and see MM, see word).
† (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | suffereth violence (1), presseth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | has been subject to violence (1), is forcing his way (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Biazō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 11:12And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
Luke
- Luke 16:16The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).