ΒΙΟΣ, βιος
BIOS, bios
Sounds Like: BEE-os
Translations: life, a life, living, means of life, livelihood, wealth, property
From the root: ΒΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to life in its physical sense, often emphasizing the duration or manner of one's existence, or the means by which one lives, such as one's livelihood or possessions. It can describe the course of life, the resources for life, or even the substance of life itself. It is distinct from other Greek words for life, such as 'ζωή' (zoe), which often refers to life in its essential, spiritual, or eternal aspect.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0979 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:251
Clement of Alexandria
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 17:14
- Job — 7:1, 7:6, 7:16, 8:9, 9:25, 10:5, 10:20, 14:5, 15:20
- Wisdom — 2:1, 2:4, 2:15, 4:9, 15:10
- Sirach — 29:22, 38:19, 40:29
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 2:53
- Book 4 — 1:1, 8:223
- Book 5 — 10:339
- Book 16 — 4:120, 8:259
- Book 17 — 5:114
- Book 18 — 9:374
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 10:1
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 76:427
Pseudo Clement of Rome
- Clement’s Second Letter — 1:6
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 3 Maccabees — 6:10
- 4 Maccabees — 17:14
- Job — 7:1, 7:6, 7:16, 8:9, 9:25, 10:5, 10:20, 14:5, 15:20
- Wisdom — 2:1, 2:4, 2:5, 2:15, 4:9, 15:10
- Sirach — 29:22, 38:19, 40:29
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
- 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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