παραβιάζομαι
parabiazomai · urge
Greek word · Strong’s number G3849 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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parabiazomai (παραβιάζομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “urge”.
Strongly, press someone until they agree.
How to say it
pa·ra·bi·a·zo·mai
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To plead so hard that the other cannot say no.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- she prevailed upon ×1
- they urged ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 24:29
And they urged him, saying, “Stay with us, because it is toward evening and the day is already far spent.” And he went in to stay with them.
- Acts 16:15
And when she was immersed, and her household, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.