Violence

Violence is defined as "behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something." In law, it is defined as "the unlawful exercise of physical force or intimidation by the exhibition of such force."

Violence is really where force is used or even the threat of force to take choice away from someone else or cause someone to lose the value or use of a property right without just cause.

It may also be considered violence by neglect when you make no reasonable effort to protect others from what would have been considered violence had you initiated the action which damaged an individual's right to choose.

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There are numerous words translated some form of the word violent in the Bible.

New Testament

Matthew 8:32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.

The word violent here only means "to set in rapid motion"

Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

Here the word biastes is used as a noun from the word biazo meaning "to use force". That force may or may not be just.

Mark 5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

Here we find the word kata most often translated "according to".

Luke 3:14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

This word appears only once in the Bible and is diaseio from 1223 meaning through and 4579 seio meaning to shake, agitate and is a metaphor meaning to "to agitate the mind".

Luke 8:33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.

Here again, we find the word kata most often translated "according to" but relating to a cliff can mean down from.

Acts 5:26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

Acts 21:35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.

Acts 24:7 But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

Acts 27:41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

The word biazo meaning "to use force" is only found in these verses of the Acts of the Apostles. That force may or may not be just.

Hebrews 11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Revelation 18:21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.