ΒΙΟΝ, βιον
BION, bion
Sounds Like: BEE-on
Translations: life, a life, livelihood, a livelihood, property, a property
From the root: ΒΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to life, especially in its physical sense, or the means by which one lives, such as one's livelihood or property. It can describe the duration of life, the manner of life, or the resources needed for life. In the provided examples, it is used to refer to one's entire life or the means of life.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0979 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
Clement of Alexandria
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 62:1
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 1:15, 10:15, 18:9
- Proverbs — 5:9, 31:3, 31:12
- Song of Solomon — 8:7
- Job — 14:6, 21:13
- Wisdom — 5:4, 15:9, 15:12
- Mark — 12:44
- Luke — 8:43, 15:12, 15:30, 21:4
- 1 Timothy — 2:2
- 1 John — 3:17
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 9:2
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 6:28, 12:61, 14:79, 14:91, 19:137, 20:146, 20:153, 1:4, 15:148, 20:181, 31:218
- Book Two — 1:4, 15:148, 20:181, 31:218
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 0:19, 0:20, 1:42, 1:46, 2:61, 3:75, 3:88, 3:99, 3:105, 13:228, 18:268, 18:273, 19:284
- Book 2 — 6:117, 6:137, 6:148, 6:149
- Book 3 — 5:84, 5:88, 11:273, 12:276
- Book 4 — 3:42, 4:67, 6:122, 6:135, 6:146, 8:182, 8:183, 8:235, 8:256
- Book 5 — 1:97, 3:184, 4:197
- Book 6 — 5:86, 6:126, 13:276, 13:296, 13:306, 14:378
- Book 7 — 1:5, 1:45, 4:93, 7:153, 14:354, 15:383
- Book 8 — 1:10, 2:27, 10:265, 12:297, 13:326
- Book 9 — 2:27, 9:204, 10:215, 10:227, 13:264
- Book 10 — 1:23, 3:42, 3:45, 3:46, 4:49, 4:59, 4:73, 5:77, 8:143, 11:219, 11:221, 11:231, 11:242
- Book 11 — 2:20, 5:158, 6:193, 6:220, 6:270, 7:302
- Book 12 — 1:1, 2:22, 2:95, 6:157, 6:236, 6:282, 7:303, 9:359, 9:374
- Book 13 — 1:4, 7:119, 14:386, 16:407
- Book 15 — 3:59, 5:137, 7:208, 10:346, 10:359
- Book 16 — 2:43, 4:134, 6:164, 6:178, 11:399
- Book 17 — 6:152, 13:353
- Book 18 — 4:106, 6:180, 6:200, 6:216, 8:277
- Book 19 — 8:347, 8:350, 9:354, 9:356
- Book 20 — 2:17, 2:26, 4:92, 5:104, 10:242, 12:266
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Mathetes
Pseudo-Baruch
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ezra (Alpha) — 1:29
- 2 Maccabees — 4:7, 5:5, 6:19, 6:27, 9:28, 10:13
- 3 Maccabees — 6:1
- 4 Maccabees — 6:18, 10:15, 18:9
- Proverbs — 5:9, 24:71, 29:30, 29:32
- Song of Solomon — 8:7
- Job — 14:6, 21:13
- Wisdom — 5:4, 7:6, 15:9, 15:12
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΙΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΒΙΕΩΝ — of life, of a lifetime, of means, of livelihood, of property, of wealth
- ΒΙΕΩΣ — living, pertaining to life
- ΒΙΟ — life, a life, livelihood, means of living, property, possessions
- ΒΙΟΙ — life, a life, means of life, livelihood, living, property, wealth
- ΒΙΟΙΣ — (to) life, (to) a life, (to) means of life, (to) livelihood, (to) living
- ΒΙΟΣ — life, a life, living, means of life, livelihood, wealth, property
- ΒΙΟΥ — of life, of livelihood, of means of living, a life
- ΒΙΩΝΑ — life, a life, manner of life, means of life, livelihood
- ΟΒΙΟΣ — living, life, a life
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