Strong's Greek · G973

βιαστής

biastḗs

violent

Definition

a forcer, i.e. (figuratively) energetic

Derivation

from G971 (βιάζω);

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Matthew 11:12

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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