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STRONGS NUMBER G973

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Word Summary
biastēs: a violent man
Original Word: βιαστής
Transliteration: biastēs
Phonetic Spelling: (bee-as-tace')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a violent man
Meaning: a violent man
Strong's Concordance
violent.

From biazo; a forcer, i.e. (figuratively) energetic -- violent.

see GREEK biazo

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 973: βιαστής

βιαστής, βιαστου, ὁ (biazoo]);

1. strong, forceful: Pindar Ol. 9, 114 (75); Pythagoras 4, 420 (236; but Pindar only uses the form βιατας, so others).

2. using force, violent: Philo, agric. § 19. In Matthew 11:12 those are called βιασταί by whom the kingdom of God βιάζεται, i. e. who strive to obtain its privileges with the utmost eagerness and effort.



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