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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 973. βιαστής (biastés) -- Violent man, forceful man</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/973.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/13-6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/973.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 973</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/972.htm" title="972">◄</a> 973. biastés <a href="../greek/974.htm" title="974">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">biastés: Violent man, forceful man</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">βιαστής</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>biastés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bee-as-tace'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bee-as-tace')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Violent man, forceful man<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a forceful, violent man; one who is eager in pursuit.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from βιάζω (biazō), meaning "to force" or "to press."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "biastés," the concept of forceful or violent action can be seen in Hebrew words like חָזָק (chazaq - Strong's 2388), meaning "to be strong" or "to seize."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "biastés" is used in the New Testament to describe individuals who are forceful or violent in their actions. It conveys the idea of someone who takes something by force or exerts power aggressively. In a biblical context, it often refers to those who are forcefully advancing the kingdom of God or those who are opposed to it.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of force and power was prevalent in both political and social spheres. The use of force was often seen as a means to achieve one's goals, whether in warfare, politics, or personal endeavors. In the Jewish context, the idea of forceful action could be associated with zeal for God's law and the coming of the Messiah, which some expected to be a forceful, political deliverance.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 973</b> <i>biastḗs</i> – positive assertiveness; used of the believer living in faith ("God's inworked persuasions") guiding and empowering them to act forcefully – i.e. "fired up" <i>by God</i> to act by His<i> revelation</i>. It is used only in Mt 11:12. <a href="/greek/971.htm">See 971</a> (<i>biazō</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/971.htm">biazó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a violent man<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>violent men (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 973: βιαστής</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βιαστής</span></span>, <span class="greek2">βιαστου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (biazoo]); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">strong, forceful</span>: <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span> Ol. 9, 114 (75); <span class="abbreviation">Pythagoras</span> 4, 420 (236; but <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span> only uses the form <span class="greek2">βιατας</span>, so others). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">using force, violent</span>: <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span>, agric. § 19. In <a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-12.htm">Matthew 11:12</a> those are called <span class="greek2">βιασταί</span> by whom the kingdom of God <span class="greek2">βιάζεται</span>, i. e. who strive to obtain its privileges with the utmost eagerness and effort.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>violent. <p>From <a href="/greek/971.htm">biazo</a>; a forcer, i.e. (figuratively) energetic -- violent. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/971.htm">biazo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>βιασται βιασταί βιασταὶ βιβασθήναι biastai biastaì<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/11-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 11:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βιάζεται καὶ <b>βιασταὶ</b> ἁρπάζουσιν αὐτήν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> suffers violence, <span class="itali">and violent men</span> take it by force.<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the violent</span> take<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is taken by violence and [the] <span class="itali">violent</span> seize it<p><b><a href="/greek/973.htm">Strong's Greek 973</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_973.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/biastai_973.htm">βιασταὶ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/972.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="972"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="972" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/974.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="974"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="974" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>