noun · feminine
bias
Greekβία (bia)
Strong’sG970
force, violence
stem bi-3 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βία, -ας, ἡ,
[in LXX for פֶּרֶךְ, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G970 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbee'-ah
force
Fromprobably akin to G979 (through the idea of vital activity);
King Jamesviolence.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | bias | biais |
| object accusative | bian1×βίαν | biain |
| direct address vocative | biar | biair |
| of, belonging to genitive | biau2×βίας | biaiu |
| to, for dative | bia | biai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
bia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
bian“violence”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 21:35“violence”hote de gineta epi toin anabathmoin, sumbainata bastazirō auton hupo toiu stratiōtoiu dia tan bian tou ochlou,When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
biau“force”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 5:26“force”tote apercharatos tos stratēgos sun toi hupēretoi agata autoin, ouk meta biau, fobele gar ton laon, mē lithazileia.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 27:41“violence”peripiptaratois de eis topon dithalasson epikellala tan nauan, kai tas men prōras ereidaratas menata asaleutas, tas de prumnas luite hupo tau biau.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.