Acts 27:41:22Acts.27.41.W22TAB
βίας
bias
“force”
- Transliteration
- BI-as
- Extended
- BEE-ahs
- IPA
- /ˈbi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- force
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
BI-as
- sentence
pe-ri-pe-SON-tes de eis TO-pon di-THA-las-son e-PE-kei-lan tên NAUN kai hê men PROI-ra e-REI-sa-sa E-mei-nen a-SA-leu-tos hê de PRYM-na e-LY-e-to hy-PO tês BI-as
Exegesis
The agentive phrase hypo tēs bíās {ὑπὸ τῆς βίας | hypó tês bías} ‘by the force’ implies the violent power of the sea without specifying the exact agent, heightening the dramatic contrast between front and rear.
Root and etymology
biabeta–iota–alpha
“strength, force, compulsion”
In context — Acts 27:41
But after falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the force .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:41:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 27:41, so the Greek word βίας (bias) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.27.41.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.41.W22.S1) and character.