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βία bodily strength, force, power, might, Hom., etc.; periphr. βίη Ἡρακληείη the strength of Hercules, i. e. the strong Hercules, Il.; βίη Διομήδεος Il.; Τυδέως βία, Πολυνείκους β. Aesch., etc. of the mind, Il. force, an act of violence, Od.; in pl., Od.; in Attic, βίαι τινός against oneʼs will, in spite of him, Aesch., Thuc., etc.; βίαι φρενῶν Aesch.; also βίαι alone as an adv., perforce, Od., etc.; so, πρὸς βίαν τινός and πρὸς βίαν alone, Aesch.

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bodily strength, force, power, might

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Headword:

βία

Headword (normalized):

βία

Headword (normalized/stripped):

βια

IDX:

6270

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n6274

Key:

bi/a

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