βίᾳ

See also: βία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

βῐ́ῃ (bĭ́ēi), βῐ́ηφῐ (bĭ́ēphĭ), βῐ́ηφῐν (bĭ́ēphĭn) — Epic
βῐ́ῃ (bĭ́ēi) — Ionic

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bí.aːi̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβi.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.a/

Noun

βῐ́ᾳ • (bĭ́āi)

dative singular of βῐ́ᾱ (bĭ́ā)

Adverb

βῐ́ᾳ • (bĭ́āi)

forcefully; by force; strong-handedly
violently; by violence

Further reading

Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- arbitrarily idem, page 38.
- arms idem, page 40.
- compulsion idem, page 154.
- defiance idem, page 205.
- despite idem, page 217.
- force idem, page 335.
- perforce idem, page 607.
- spite idem, page 802.
- strong idem, page 827.
- violence idem, page 953.