What does βιάζω (biázō) mean in the Bible?
βιάζω (biázō): Denotes forceful pressing or violent advancement; in NT, often describes eager pursuit into the kingdom.
Greek · G971
βιάζω
To force
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βιάζω G971
Pronunciation biázō
What does βιάζω (biázō) mean in the Bible?
βιάζω (biázō): Denotes forceful pressing or violent advancement; in NT, often describes eager pursuit into the kingdom.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G971?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include has been subject to violence (1), is forcing his way (1).
Where does βιάζω (biázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It has been subject to violence 1× Matthew 11:12
is forcing his way 1× Luke 16:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 11:12
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Luke 1
Source forms
βιάζεται 2x biazetai Matthew 11:12, Luke 16:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 16:16
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 11:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Denotes forceful pressing or violent advancement; in NT, often describes eager pursuit into the kingdom.
Strong's G971
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 11:7–15 Source Gloss
to force
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:12 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
βιάζεται, biazetai
I use force, violence, suffer violence
Read verse Luke 16:16 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
βιάζεται. biazetai
I use force, violence, suffer violence
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present Voices Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Present Middle Matt 11:12 · Luke 16:16 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
middle 2
Mood
indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
to suffer violence or advance forcefully
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
βιάζω is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Reveals the contested and urgent nature of the kingdom’s arrival. Matthew 11:7–15
Canonical Themes
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain