Biazo describes forceful action in sayings about the kingdom, whether people press toward it or it is met with violence.

The attested uses place βιάζεται in statements about the kingdom and depict forceful action: Luke 16:16 presents people pressing toward it, while Matthew 11:12 presents it as suffering violence.

1. Forceful action in relation to the kingdom · dominant

   In Luke 16:16, βιάζεται is a present middle singular form in the clause about the kingdom of God; the APB renders the surrounding statement, “everyone is forcing his way toward it.” In Matthew 11:12, the same form occurs in a clause about the kingdom of the heavens; the APB renders that clause, “the kingdom of the heavens suffers violence.”

   Luke 16:16Matthew 11:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the two kingdom clauses differently: “everyone is forcing his way toward it” in Luke 16:16 and “the kingdom of the heavens suffers violence” in Matthew 11:12. These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.