βιάζωbiázō
GreekG9712 occurrences (KJV)
to force, i.e. (reflexively) to crowd oneself (into), or (passively) to be seized
KJV renders it: press, suffer violence
Where it appears
- Matt 11:12From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
- Luke 16:16The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of God’s Kingdom is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.