βίη

βίη

-ης, ἡ.

Instrumental βίηφι Il. 16.826, Il. 18.341, Il. 21.501, Il. 23.315: Od. 1.403, Od. 6.6, Od. 9.406, 408, 476, Od. 12.210, 246, Od. 21.371, 373.

With vbs. of trusting Il. 4.325, Il. 12.135, 153, 256, Il. 22.107: Od. 21.315.

This form as locative Il. 15.614.

As genit. Il. 21.367.

• • 1

    Bodily strength, might, power; the exercise of this: βίην ἀμείνων (in might) Il. 1.404, Il. 15.139, πεποίθασι βίηφιν (in their strength) Il. 4.325, οὔ τίς με βίῃ δίηται Il. 7.197, σὴ β. λέλυται Il. 8.103. Cf. Il. 3.431, Il. 7.288, Il. 12.135, 341, Il. 13.572, Il. 15.106, Il. 17.569, Il. 23.315, etc.: δόλῳ ἠὲ βίηφιν Od. 9.406, βίης ἐπιδευέες Od. 21.185. Cf. Od. 4.415, Od. 6.6, Od. 13.143, Od. 18.4, Od. 20.379, Od. 21.128, etc.

    In pl.: βίας Τρώων Il. 5.521. Cf. Od. 22.219.

  • 2

    National strength or power: Φαιήκων Od. 6.197.

  • 3

    The act of putting strength into exercise, effort: μεθῆκε βίης Il. 21.177. Cf. Od. 4.422, Od. 21.126.

  • 4

    Courage, spirit: οὐκ ἔστι β. φρεσίν Il. 3.45.

  • 5

    β. τινός, periphrasis for a person(the might of . . . = the mighty . . . ) (cf. ἴς 5, μένος 6, σθένος 2): Πριάμοιο βίην Il. 3.105, β. Ἑλένοιο Il. 13.770. Cf. Il. 5.781, Il. 13.758, 781, Il. 15.614, Il. 17.24, 187, Il. 18.117, Il. 20.307, Il. 21.367, Il. 22.323, Il. 23.859: Od. 10.200.

    Sim. with adj.: βίῃ Ἡρακληείῃ Il. 2.658. Cf. Il. 2.666, Il. 4.386, Il. 5.638, Il. 11.690, Il. 15.640, Il. 19.98: Od. 11.290, 296, 601.

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  • • a

      Wrongful exercise of strength or power, violence: ὕβρις τε β. τε Od. 15.329 = Od. 17.565. Cf. Od. 23.31.

      In pl., acts of wrong or violence: βίας ἀποτίσεαι Od. 11.118, Od. 16.255. Cf. Od. 3.216, Od. 13.310, Od. 16.189, Od. 17.540.

      Of an inanimate agent, violent manifestations of force: βίας ἀνέμων (the blasts) Il. 16.213 = Il. 23.713.

    • b

      In dat.: βίῃ, by wrongful use of force, by force, forcibly: εἴ με β. καθέξει Il. 15.186. Cf. Il. 16.387 : Od. 15.231.

      So βίηφι Od. 1.403, Od. 9.476, Od. 12.210.

      With genit.: βίῃ ἀέκοντος (in spite of him unwilling) Il. 1.430: Od. 4.646.

  • 7

    Might, power, authority, influence Il. 9.498, Il. 23.578.

βίη , ης, dat. βίηφι: force, violence, in the latter sense usually pl., sing. Od. 23.31; βίη καὶ κάρτος, Od. 4.415; οὐκ ἲς οὐδὲ βίη, Od. 18.4; ἀρετῇ τε βίῃ τε, Il. 23.578; rarely of the mind, οὐκ ἔστι βίη φρεσί, Il. 3.45; often in periphrases w. gen. of proper name, or w. adj., βίη Ἡρᾱκληείη, Αἰνείᾱο βίη, the might of Heracles, i. e. the mighty Heracles, etc.; βίῃ, by force, in spite of, βίῃ ἀέκοντος, Od. 4.646, Il. 1.430.