KJV dictionary & concordance

force

Meaning of “force”

Sense 1: Strength or power. Sense 2: Compulsion. Sense 3: Effect or operative power. Sense 4: An armed body. Sense 5: To compel, drive, constrain, press, or carry out by force.

Definition sources

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19 occurrences19 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 31:31

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Acts 23:10

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And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Acts 23:10 · retained source text

And when there arose a great dissension, the chiefe captaine fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commanded the souldiers to goe downe, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

Complete reference index — all 19 verses

Genesis 31:31 Deuteronomy 22:25 Deuteronomy 34:7 1 Samuel 2:16 2 Samuel 13:12 Ezra 4:23 Esther 7:8 Job 30:18 Job 40:16 Jeremiah 18:21 Jeremiah 23:10 Jeremiah 48:45 Ezekiel 34:4 Ezekiel 35:5 Amos 2:14 Matthew 11:12 John 6:15 Acts 23:10 Hebrews 9:17

Where “force” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse Deuteronomy2 occurrences
2 verses 1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse Ezra1 occurrence
1 verse Esther1 occurrence
1 verse Job2 occurrences
2 verses Jeremiah3 occurrences
3 verses Ezekiel2 occurrences
2 verses Amos1 occurrence
1 verse Matthew1 occurrence
1 verse John1 occurrence
1 verse Acts1 occurrence
1 verse Hebrews1 occurrence
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Definition evidence

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Genesis 31:31 1 Samuel 2:16 Ezra 4:23 Job 40:16 Jeremiah 23:10 Ezekiel 35:5 Matthew 11:12 Hebrews 9:17