Bible Dictionary: Forcible

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Violent; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; as, forcible entry during a burglary; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential.

2. (a.) Violent; impetuous.

3. (a.) Using force against opposition or resistance; obtained by compulsion; effected by force; as, forcible entry or abduction.

Greek

5594. psucho -- to breathe, blow, to make cool
... A primary verb; to breathe (voluntarily but gently, thus differing on the one hand
from pneo, which denotes properly a forcible respiration; and on the other ...
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2478. ischuros -- strong, mighty
... boisterous, mighty, powerful, strong. From ischus; forcible (literally or figuratively)
-- boisterous, mighty(-ier), powerful, strong(-er, man), valiant. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4834. marats -- to be sick
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to be sick NASB Word Usage painful (2), plagues
(1), violent (1). embolden, be forcible, grievous, sore. ...
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3612. Kaleb -- a son of Jephunneh and sent by Moses to spy out the ...
... Caleb. Perhaps a form of keleb, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible;
Caleb, the name of three Israelites -- Caleb. see HEBREW keleb. ...
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5808. izzuz -- mighty, powerful
... power, strong. From azaz; forcible; collectively and concretely, an army -- power,
strong. see HEBREW azaz. 5807, 5808. izzuz. 5809 . Strong's Numbers.
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6273. Othni -- a Levite
... Othni. From an unused root meaning to force; forcible; Othni, an Israelite --
Othni. 6272, 6273. Othni. 6274 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Children Brought to Christ, and not to the Font
... Their reasoning is rather ingenious than forcible: forsooth, because the disciples
incurred the displeasure of Jesus Christ by keeping back the little children ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 10 1864/children brought to christ and.htm

Impressive Phrases
... E. earth, air, stars, and sea. efficient, forcible, adequate, and potent. ... lively,
vivacious, vigorous, and forcible. loss, deprivation, forfeiture, and waste. ...
/.../kleiser/fifteen thousand useful phrases/section iv impressive phrases.htm

Acts ii. 14
... As yet also he has said nothing about Judas; and yet it was known to all what a
doom and punishment he had undergone; for nothing was more forcible than to ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily v acts ii 14.htm

Jehoshaphat's Reform
... Forcible reformations of manners, and, still more, of religion, never last, but
are sure to be followed by violent rebounds to the old order. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/jehoshaphats reform.htm

Doctrine of Non-Resistance to Evil by Force must Inevitably be ...
... is Used in Four Ways: Intimidation, Bribery, Hypnotism, and Coercion by Force of
Arms"State Violence Can Never be Suppressed by the Forcible Overthrow of the ...
/.../the kingdom of god is within you/chapter viii doctrine of non-resistance.htm

Letter L. To Domnio.
... If he tries to do this, he will find that what seems forcible on a lounge is not
equally forcible in court; and that it is one thing to discuss the doctrines ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter l to domnio.htm

How Christ is to be Made Use Of, in Reference to the Killing and ...
... a considerable power, force, and efficacy, which this old man hath in us, to carry
us away, and, as it were, command or constrain us, as by a forcible law. ...
/.../brown/christ the way the truth and the life/chapter vi how christ is.htm

Eccles. 12:12 Simplicity in Preaching.
... style. Allow me to tell my readers that it is an extremely difficult thing
to write simple, clear, perspicuous, and forcible English. ...
/.../chapter iii eccles 12 12 simplicity.htm

The Beatific vision.
... and intimate a manner, that, without losing her created nature or personal identity,
she is transformed into God, according to the forcible expression of St. ...
/.../boudreaux/the happiness of heaven/chapter i the beatific vision.htm

Publishers' Preface.
... The Introduction, by Dr. Daniel Steele, is a forcible presentation of the main
doctrines of the book, and is creditable to the head and heart of the writer ...
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Thesaurus

Forcible (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Violent; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; as, forcible entry
during a burglary; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential. ...
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Blow (124 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club,
an ax, or a sword. 5. (n.) A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault. ...
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Strong (736 Occurrences)
... 7. (superl.) Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a
strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a ...
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Violent (151 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited
by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce ...
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Forcibly (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In a forcible manner. Multi-Version
Concordance Forcibly (1 Occurrence). Deuteronomy 28:31 Thine ...
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Rescue (92 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of things
lawfully distrained. 4. (n.) The forcible liberation of a ...
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Eloquence (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in public; the power of
expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language either spoken ...
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Vigorous (9 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Exhibiting strength, either of body or mind; powerful; strong; forcible;
energetic; as, vigorous exertions; a vigorous prosecution of a war. ...
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Vehement (10 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Acting with great force; furious; violent; impetuous; forcible; mighty;
as, vehement wind; a vehement torrent; a vehement fire or heat. Int. ...
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Violence (98 Occurrences)
... "The Baptist has fanned a new Messianic storm of ill-advised insurrection," "the
Pharisees have shamefully used forcible suppression of God's teachers," "the ...
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Bible Concordance

Forcible (3 Occurrences)

Mark 12:28 Then one of the Scribes, who had heard them disputing and well knew that Jesus had given them an answer to the point, and a forcible one, came forward and asked Him, "Which is the chief of all the Commandments?"
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 10:10 For they say "His letters are authoritative and forcible, but his personal presence is unimpressive, and as for eloquence, he has none."
(WEY)

Job 6:25 How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what does it reprove?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Subtopics

Forcible

Related Terms

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Eloquence (4 Occurrences)

Vigorous (9 Occurrences)

Vehement (10 Occurrences)