Strong's Lexicon biblos: Book, scroll Original Word: βίβλος Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word βύβλος (byblos), which refers to the papyrus plant and the material made from it. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H5612 (סֵפֶר, sepher): Refers to a book, scroll, or document. - H4039 (מִגִּלָּה, megillah): Refers to a scroll or roll. Usage: In the New Testament, "biblos" is used to denote a written document or book. It is often used in the context of genealogies or records, as seen in the opening of the Gospel of Matthew. The term can refer to any written work, but in the biblical context, it often implies a sacred or authoritative text. Cultural and Historical Background: The term "biblos" is rooted in the ancient use of papyrus, a plant that was processed into a writing material in ancient Egypt and widely used throughout the Greco-Roman world. The city of Byblos in Phoenicia was a major center for the production and export of papyrus, which is how the term came to be associated with books and writing. In the biblical context, books were precious and often hand-copied scrolls, used for recording important texts, including genealogies, laws, and prophecies. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain origin Definition (the inner) bark (of a papyrus plant), hence a scroll, spec. a book NASB Translation book (8), books (1), record (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 976: βίβλοςβίβλος, βίβλου, ἡ (or rather ἡ βύβλος (but the form βίβλος is more common when it denotes a writing), the plant called papyrus, Theophrastus, hist. plant. 4, 8, 2f; (Pliny, h. n. 13, 11f (21f)); from its bark (rather, the cellular substance of its stem (for it was an endogenous plant)) paper was made (see Tristram, Nat. Hist. etc., p. 433f; especially Dureau de la Malle in the Memoires de l'Acad. d. Inscriptions etc. tom. 19 part 1 (1851), pp. 140-183, and (in correction of current misapprehensions) Prof. E. Abbot in the Library Journal for Nov. 1878, p. 323f, where other references are also given)), a written book, a roll or scroll: Matthew 1:1; Luke 3:4; Mark 12:26; Acts 1:20; τῆς ζωῆς, Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:5, etc.; see βιβλίον. (From Aeschylus down.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance book. Properly, the inner bark of the papyrus plant, i.e. (by implication) a sheet or scroll of writing -- book. Forms and Transliterations βιβλιω βιβλίω βίβλοι βίβλοις ΒΙΒΛΟΣ βίβλος βιβλου βίβλου βιβλους βίβλους βιβλω βίβλω βίβλῳ biblo biblō bíbloi bíblōi BIBLOS biblou bíblou biblous bíblousLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 1:1 N-NFSGRK: ΒΙΒΛΟΣ γενέσεως Ἰησοῦ KJV: The book of the generation of Jesus INT: [the] book of [the] generation of Jesus Mark 12:26 N-DFS Luke 3:4 N-DFS Luke 20:42 N-DFS Acts 1:20 N-DFS Acts 7:42 N-DFS Acts 19:19 N-AFP Philippians 4:3 N-DFS Revelation 3:5 N-GFS Revelation 20:15 N-DFS Strong's Greek 976 |
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