Lexical Definition
βίβλος bíblos (bib'-los) book G:N-F
properly, the inner bark of the papyrus plant, i.e. (by implication) a sheet or scroll of writing
book.
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| βιβλίω | book | LXX.2Chr.35.12 |
| βίβλῳ | book | Mark.12.26 • Luke.3.4 • Luke.20.42 • Acts.1.20 • Acts.7.42 • Phil.4.3 • Rev.20.15 |
| βίβλω | book | LXX.Ezra.4.15 • LXX.Ezra.4.15 • LXX.Dan.12.1 |
| βίβλουσ | books | Acts.19.19 |
| βίβλου | book | LXX.Ps.69.28 • LXX.Jer.29.1 • Rev.3.5 |
| my book | LXX.Exod.32.33 | |
| of book | LXX.Ezra.6.18 | |
| your book | LXX.Exod.32.32 | |
| βίβλοσ | a book | LXX.Job.37.20 |
| book | LXX.Gen.2.4 • LXX.Gen.5.1 • LXX.Josh.1.8 • LXX.2Chr.17.9 • Matt.1.1 | |
| βίβλοισ | books | LXX.Dan.9.2 |
| βίβλοι | books | LXX.Dan.7.10 |
Abbott-Smith
βίβλος, -ου, ἡ (variant form of βύβλος, the Egyptian papyrus, paper made from its fibrous coat), [in LXX for סֶפֶר, the form βύβ- being sometimes used;]
a book, a roll, used much less freq. than βιβλίον, and with a "connotation of sacredness and veneration" (MM, Exp., x), Mt 1:1 Mk 12:26, Lk 3:4 20:42 Ac 1:20 7:42 19:19; β. τ. ζωῆς, Phl 4:3, Re 3:5 20:15.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 1:1 |
| Mark | 12:26 |
| Luke | 3:4 · 20:42 |
| Acts | 1:20 · 7:42 · 19:19 |
| Philippians | 4:3 |
| Revelation | 3:5 · 20:15 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
Related to: βίβλος
or βυβλίον, τό, strip of βύβλος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: hence, paper, document, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; β. ἀποστασίου notice of divorce, [NT]
__2 ={βιβλίδιον}, petition to the Government, = Latin libellus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__3 ={δέλτος}, tablet, [LXX]
__II book, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 book as the division of a work, ἐν τῷ πρώτῳ β. [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.3 τὰ β. place in which books are kept, library, ἀνεθήκατε εἰς τὰ β. [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.4 τὰ β. τὰ ἅγια the sacred books or [LXX]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Matt.19.7