βίβλος biblos

Greek word for “book” · Strong’s G976 · used 10 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

βίβλος, -ου, ἡ (variant form of βύβλος, the Egyptian papyrus, paper made from its fibrous coat);

How it is translated

Glosses given for biblos in context, with how often each is used:

• book 9
• books 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 1 (1), Mark 12 (1), Luke 3 (1), Luke 20 (1), Acts 1 (1), Acts 7 (1), Acts 19 (1), Philippians 4 (1), Revelation 3 (1), Revelation 20 (1)

Forms

• βίβλῳ 7
• Βίβλος 1
• βίβλους 1
• βίβλου 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with biblos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἔρημος erēmos “deserted” 3
• γράφω graphō “to write” 4
• ψαλμός psalmos “psalm” 2
• ζωή zōē “life” 3
• Δαυείδ Daueid, Dauid, Dabid “David” 2
• Ἀβραάμ Abraam “Abraham” 2
• ἐνώπιον enōpion “before” 2
• προφήτης prophētēs “prophet” 2
• εὑρίσκω ehuriskō “to find/meet” 2
• ὄνομα onoma “name” 2

Key verses

The verses using biblos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 1:1 — The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
• Mark 12:26 — And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the…
• Luke 3:4 — As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his…
• Luke 20:42 — And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
• Acts 1:20 — For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
• Acts 7:42 — Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me…
• Acts 19:19 — Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty…
• Philippians 4:3 — And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose…
• Revelation 3:5 — He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my…
• Revelation 20:15 — And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.