STRONGS G970:
βία,
-ας,
ἡ;
1. strength, whether of body or of mind: Homer and subsequent writers.
2. strength in violent action, force:
μετὰ βίας by the use of force, with violence,
Acts 5:26;
Acts 24:7 [
Rec.]; shock
τῶν κυμάτων,
Acts 27:41 [R G, but Tr text brackets; others omit
τῶν κυμάτων];
διὰ τ.
βίαν τοῦ ὄχλου, the crowd pressing on so violently,
Acts 21:35. [Synonym: see
δύναμις, at the end.]
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