παραβιάζομαι (parabiazomai)
parabiazomai
to urge
Quick Reference
- Language
- Koine Greek
- Testament
- New Testament
- Occurrences
- 2 verses
- Root
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Word Overview
The verb parabiazomai describes a forceful urging that goes beyond simple persuasion. It combines the idea of pressing against something with the act of compelling, often through intense entreaty rather than physical violence. In the New Testament, this word appears only twice, both in Luke’s writings, where it captures the urgency of people trying to keep Jesus from leaving them.
In Luke 24:29, the disciples on the road to Emmaus beg Jesus to stay with them as evening approaches, pressing Him with such earnestness that He agrees to remain. Similarly, in Acts 16:15, Lydia insists that Paul and his companions stay at her home, using strong persuasion to overcome their initial reluctance. The word suggests a persistence that borders on demanding, driven by deep hospitality or spiritual need.
This term highlights how human connection can involve a kind of holy pressure. It is not coercion in the negative sense, but a heartfelt insistence that recognizes the value of presence. Translators often render it as "urged" or "pressed," reflecting the tension between respecting someone’s autonomy and expressing a desperate desire for them to stay.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word parabiazomai describes a forceful urging that goes beyond simple persuasion. It combines the idea of pressing against something with the act of compelling, often through intense entreaty rather than physical violence. In the New Testament, this word appears only twice, both in Luke’s writings, where it captures the urgency of people trying to keep Jesus from leaving them.
In Luke 24:29, the disciples on the road to Emmaus beg Jesus to stay with them as evening approaches, pressing Him with such earnestness that He agrees to remain. Similarly, in Acts 16:15, Lydia insists that Paul and his companions stay at her home, using strong persuasion to overcome their initial reluctance. The word suggests a persistence that borders on demanding, driven by deep hospitality or spiritual need.
This term highlights how human connection can involve a kind of holy pressure. It is not coercion in the negative sense, but a heartfelt insistence that recognizes the value of presence. Translators often render it as "urged" or "pressed," reflecting the tension between respecting someone’s autonomy and expressing a desperate desire for them to stay.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 2 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- they constrained1×
- she persuaded1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- παρεβιάσατο1×
- παρεβιάσαντο1×
Key Verses
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Luke 24:29
They urged him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over.” He went in to stay with them.
This verse shows the disciples using intense entreaty to keep Jesus with them, demonstrating how spiritual need can drive persistent hospitality.
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Acts 16:15
When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.
Lydia's strong persuasion illustrates how genuine faith often leads to an urgent desire to share one's home and life with others.