G4971 G4971
violently, vehemently, excessively (with great force or intensity)
The ship was 'violently' storm-tossed, prompting the crew to jettison cargo. Classical usage describes excessive heat, exercise, or emotion; Luke's usage is nautical, depicting the storm's ferocity threatening the vessel's survival. Spanish 'violentamente' and French 'excessivement' preserve the intensity sense, essential to Luke's detailed shipwreck narrative where mounting dangers build toward Paul's divine reassurance. The adverb marks escalation—from manageable weather to existential peril.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Acts 27:18 describes the ship being 'violently storm-tossed,' leading the crew to lighten the vessel. The adverb conveys the storm's overwhelming force, beyond normal rough seas. English 'violently' and Spanish 'violentamente' capture the excessive intensity, essential to Luke's narrative arc where increasing peril sets the stage for Paul's prophetic word and God's deliverance through shipwreck. 1×
AR["بِعُنْفٍ"]·ben["প্রচণ্ডভাবে"]·DE["σφοδρῶς"]·EN["violently"]·FR["excessivement"]·heb["בְּחָזְקָה"]·HI["तीव्रतासे"]·ID["Keras"]·IT["violentemente"]·jav["sanget"]·KO["심하게"]·PT["violentamente"]·RU["сильно"]·ES["violentamente"]·SW["kwa-nguvu"]·TR["şiddetli"]·urd["شدت-سے"]
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
Included with: σφοδρ-ός, ά, όν, also ός, όν Refs 5th c.BC+:— vehement, violent, excessive (used by Refs 8th c.BC+ adverb, see.Refs 5th c.BC+; καῦμα, γυμνάσιον, Refs 5th c.BC+; αἱ σ. ἡδοναί Refs; ἀλγήματα τοῦ σώματος πάνυ σ. Refs 4th c.BC+; δίψος σ. Refs 2nd c.AD+; δίψα σ. Refs 4th c.BC+; ταραχὴ-οτέρα Refs 1st c.BC+; τὸ σ. vehemence, excess, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 of men, violent, impetuous, νέος καὶ…