Lexicon biastés: a violent man Original Word: βιαστής, οῦ, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: biastés Phonetic Spelling: (bee-as-tace') Short Definition: a forceful, violent man Definition: a forceful, violent man; one who is eager in pursuit. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 973 biastḗs – positive assertiveness; used of the believer living in faith ("God's inworked persuasions") guiding and empowering them to act forcefully – i.e. "fired up" by God to act by His revelation. It is used only in Mt 11:12. See 971 (biazō). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom biazóDefinitiona violent man NASB Translationviolent men (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 973: βιαστήςβιαστής, 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.
Strong's violent. From biazo; a forcer, i.e. (figuratively) energetic -- violent. see GREEK biazo |
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