Lexical Summary biastēs: a violent man Original Word: βιαστήςTransliteration: 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: 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. |
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