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Lexicon :: Strong's G971 - biazō

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βιάζω
Transliteration
biazō (Key)
Pronunciation
bee-ad'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:609,*

Strong’s Definitions

βιάζω biázō, bee-ad'-zo; from G979; to force, i.e. (reflexively) to crowd oneself (into), or (passively) to be seized:—press, suffer violence.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G971 in the following manner: suffer violence (1x), press (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G971 in the following manner: suffer violence (1x), press (1x).

  1. to use force, to apply force

  2. to force, inflict violence on

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βιάζω biázō, bee-ad'-zo; from G979; to force, i.e. (reflexively) to crowd oneself (into), or (passively) to be seized:—press, suffer violence.
STRONGS G971:
βιάζω: (βία); to use force, to apply force; τινά, to force, inflict violence on, one; the active is very rare and almost exclusively poetic [from Homer down]; passive [Buttmann, 53 (46)] in Matthew 11:12 ἡ βασιλεία τ. οὐρ. βιάζεται, the kingdom of heaven is taken by violence, carried by storm, i. e. a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought for with the most ardent zeal and the intensest exertion; cf. Xenophon, Hell. 5, 2, 15 (23) πόλεις τὰς βεβιασμένας; [but see Weiss, James Morison, Norton, in the place cited]. The other explanation: the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence namely, from its enemies, agrees neither with the time when Christ spoke the words, nor with the context; cf. Fritzsche, DeWette, Meyer, at the passage. Middle, βιάζομαι followed by εἴς τι to force one's way into a thing, (ἐς τὴν Ποτίδαιαν, Thucydides 1, 63; ἐς τὸ ἔξω, 7, 69; εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν, Polybius 1, 74, 5; εἰς τὰ ἐντός, Philo, vit. Moys. i., § 19; εἰς τὸ στρατόπεδον, Plutarch, Otho 12, etc.): εἰς τ. βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, to get a share in the kingdom of God by the utmost earnestness and effort, Luke 16:16. [Compare: παραβιάζομαι.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
11:12
Luke
16:16

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Strong's Number G971 matches the Greek βιάζω (biazō),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:12 - From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and men of violence take it by force.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:16 - "The law and the prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and every one enters it violently.
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