βία bía

Meaning

force

In the King James Version: violence

Derivation: probably akin to G979 (βίος) (through the idea of vital activity);

Where it is used

• Acts 5:26 At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
• Acts 21:35 When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
• Acts 24:7 But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
• Acts 27:41 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.