βίαιος G0972
violent, forcible; characterized by intense force or vehemence in action or nature
This adjective describes something marked by intense, forceful energy—often with destructive or overwhelming power. In Acts 2:2, it modifies the sound of the rushing wind at Pentecost, capturing the awe-inspiring force of the Spirit's arrival. Classical usage extends to violent deaths, forceful actions, and persons of aggressive temperament. The translations (Spanish violento, French violent, German keeping the Greek form) preserve the core sense of overwhelming force that characterizes phenomena beyond normal human control.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Describing the intense, overwhelming force of the Pentecost wind (Acts 2:2). The multilingual evidence (Spanish violento, French violent) confirms this sense of vehement power, though the German retains the Greek form, perhaps acknowledging the unique character of this theophanic manifestation that transcends ordinary meteorological description. 1×
AR["عَاصِفَةٍ"]·ben["প্রচণ্ড"]·DE["βιαίας"]·EN["violent"]·FR["violent"]·heb["עַזָּה"]·HI["और"]·ID["dahsyat,"]·IT["violento"]·jav["kencang,"]·KO["바람-의"]·PT["violento"]·RU["сильного,"]·ES["violento"]·SW["wenye-nguvu"]·TR["şiddetli"]·urd["زوردار"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
βίαιος [ῐ], α, ον, also ος, ον Refs 5th c.BC+: (βία):— forcible, violent: adjective once in Refs 8th c.BC+, adverb twice, by force, perforce, κατέδουσι βιαίως οἶκον Ὀδυσσῆος Refs; frequently in all writers, ἔργα β. Refs 6th c.BC+; of persons, βιαιότατος τῶν πολιτῶν Refs 5th c.BC+; β. θάνατος a violent death, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ πόλεμος β. διδάσκαλος teaches by violence, Refs 5th c.BC+; δίκη βιαίων…