ΟΒΙΟΣ, οβιος
OBIOS, obios
Sounds Like: BEE-os
Translations: living, life, a life
From the root: ΒΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is typically found as the second part of a compound adjective, indicating a type of life or duration of life. For example, 'ἀθηνόβιος' means 'living in Athens' or 'Athenian life', and 'ὀλιγόβιος' means 'short-lived'. It describes the nature or characteristic of one's existence.
Inflection: Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter, Singular or Plural, Nominative, Genitive, Dative, or Accusative
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 12:21
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
- ΒΙΟΝ — life, a life, livelihood, a livelihood, property, a property
- 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
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