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Force

25Greek/Hebrew entries

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Greek G645 apospáō

Original: ἀποσπάω

Meaning:
from ἀπό and σπάω; to drag forth, i.e. (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally or factiously):--(with-)draw (away), after we were gotten from.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: to drag forth, i.e. (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally or factiously):--(with-)draw (away), after we were gotten from.

Greek G726 harpázō

Original: ἁρπάζω

Meaning:
from a derivative of αἱρέομαι; to seize (in various applications):--catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by force).

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: to seize (in various applications):--catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by force).

Greek G949 bébaios

Original: βέβαιος

Meaning:
from the base of βάσις (through the idea of basality); stable (literally or figuratively):--firm, of force, stedfast, sure.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: stable (literally or figuratively):--firm, of force, stedfast, sure.

Greek G970 bía

Original: βία

Meaning:
probably akin to βίος (through the idea of vital activity); force:--violence.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: force:--violence.

Greek G971 biázō

Original: βιάζω

Meaning:
from βία; to force, i.e. (reflexively) to crowd oneself (into), or (passively) to be seized:--press, suffer violence.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: to force, i.e. (reflexively) to crowd oneself (into), or (passively) to be seized:--press, suffer violence.

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Greek G1849 exousía

Original: ἐξουσία

Meaning:
from ἔξεστι (in the sense of ability); privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence:--authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.

Greek G2461 hippikón

Original: ἱππικόν

Meaning:
neuter of a derivative of ἵππος; the cavalry force:--horse(-men).

Greek G2480 ischýō

Original: ἰσχύω

Meaning:
from ἰσχύς; to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively):--be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.

Greek G3849 parabiázomai

Original: παραβιάζομαι

Meaning:
from παρά and the middle voice of βιάζω; to force contrary to (nature), i.e. compel (by entreaty):--constrain.

Greek G4264 probibázō

Original: προβιβάζω

Meaning:
from πρό and a reduplicated form of βιάζω; to force forward, i.e. bring to the front, instigate:--draw, before instruct.

Hebrew H153 ʼedrâʻ

Original: אֶדְרָע

Meaning:
(Aramaic) an orthographical variation for דְּרַע; an arm, i.e. (figuratively) power; force.

Hebrew H202 ʼôwn

Original: אוֹן

Meaning:
probably from the same as אָוֶן (in the sense of effort, but successful); ability, power, (figuratively) wealth; force, goods, might, strength, substance.

Hebrew H662 ʼâphaq

Original: אָפַק

Meaning:
a primitive root; to contain, i.e. (reflex.) abstain; force (oneself), restrain.

Hebrew H1369 gᵉbûwrâh

Original: גְּבוּרָה

Meaning:
feminine passive participle from the same as גִּבּוֹר; force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory; force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.

Hebrew H1497 gâzal

Original: גָּזַל

Meaning:
a primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob; catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.

Hebrew H2388 châzaq

Original: חָזַק

Meaning:
a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer; aid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.

Hebrew H2394 chozqâh

Original: חׇזְקָה

Meaning:
feminine of חֹזֶק; vehemence (usually in a bad sense); force, mightily, repair, sharply.

Hebrew H3533 kâbash

Original: כָּבַשׁ

Meaning:
a primitive root; to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate; bring into bondage, force, keep under, subdue, bring into subjection.

Hebrew H3581 kôach

Original: כֹּחַ

Meaning:
or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard; ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.

Hebrew H3893 lêach

Original: לֵחַ

Meaning:
from the same as לַח; freshness, i.e. vigor; natural force.

Hebrew H3905 lâchats

Original: לָחַץ

Meaning:
a primitive root; properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress; afflict, crush, force, hold fast, oppress(-or), thrust self.

Hebrew H3981 maʼămâts

Original: מַאֲמָץ

Meaning:
from אָמַץ; strength, i.e. (plural) resources; force.

Hebrew H4581 mâʻôwz

Original: מָעוֹז

Meaning:
(also מָעוּז ); or מָעֹז (also מָעֻז; from עָזַז; a fortified place; figuratively, a defence; force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), ([idiom] most) strong (hold).

Hebrew H5080 nâdach

Original: נָדַח

Meaning:
a primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.); banish, bring, cast down (out), chase, compel, draw away, drive (away, out, quite), fetch a stroke, force, go away, outcast, thrust away (out), withdraw.

Hebrew H6031 ʻânâh

Original: עָנָה

Meaning:
a primitive root (possibly rather identical with עָנָה through the idea of looking down or browbeating); to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows); abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for עָנָה), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for עָנָה), speak (by mistake for עָנָה), submit self, weaken, [idiom] in any wise.

Verses containing this word showing 19 of 19

^{Genesis 31:31} And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me. Open

^{Deuteronomy 22:25} But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die. Open

^{Deuteronomy 34:7} And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. Open

^{1 Samuel 2:16} And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force. Open

^{2 Samuel 13:12} And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly. Open

^{Ezra 4:23} Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. Open

^{Esther 7:8} Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of king's mouth, they covered Haman's face. Open

^{Job 30:18} By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. Open

^{Job 40:16} Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. Open

^{Jeremiah 18:21} Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle. Open

^{Jeremiah 23:10} For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right. Open

^{Jeremiah 48:45} They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. Open

^{Ezekiel 34:4} The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. Open

^{Ezekiel 35:5} Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end: Open

^{Amos 2:14} Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: Open

^{Matthew 11:12} And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. Open

^{John 6:15} When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone. Open

^{Acts 23:10} And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle. Open

^{Hebrews 9:17} For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. Open

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