βία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷey- (“to win”). Cognate with Sanskrit ज्या (jyā́, “overwhelming force; power; vanquishing”), जय (jayá, “victory”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

βῐ́ᾱ • (bíā) f (genitive βῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. bodily strength, force
  2. act of violence

Inflection
First declension of ἡ βῐ́ᾱ; τῆς βῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ βῐ́ᾱ
hē bíā		 τὼ βῐ́ᾱ
tṑ bíā		 αἱ βῐ́αι
hai bíai
Genitive τῆς βῐ́ᾱς
tês bíās		 τοῖν βῐ́αιν
toîn bíain		 τῶν βῐῶν
tôn biôn
Dative τῇ βῐ́ᾳ
têi bíāi		 τοῖν βῐ́αιν
toîn bíain		 ταῖς βῐ́αις
taîs bíais
Accusative τὴν βῐ́ᾱν
tḕn bíān		 τὼ βῐ́ᾱ
tṑ bíā		 τᾱ̀ς βῐ́ᾱς
tā̀s bíās
Vocative βῐ́ᾱ
bíā		 βῐ́ᾱ
bíā		 βῐ́αι
bíai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βία (bía).

Noun

βία • (vía) f (uncountable)

  1. violence
  2. force
  3. bustle, rush

Declension
  βία
case     \     number singular
nominative βία •
genitive βίας •
accusative βία •
vocative βία •
Uncommon plural form βίες

Synonyms
  • (violence): βιαιοπραγία f (viaiopragía, “physical assault, assault and battery”)
  • (violence): βιαιότητα f (viaiótita, “violence”)
  • (rush): ορμητικότητα f (ormitikótita, “impetuosity, violence”)
  • (bustle): παραφορά f (paraforá, “excitement”)
  • (violence): σφοδρότητα f (sfodrótita, “violence, ferocity”)

Further reading
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