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Lexicon :: Strong's G979 - bios

Aa
βίος
Transliteration
bios (Key)
Pronunciation
bee'-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary word
mGNT
10x in 2 unique form(s) TR
11x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
23x in 4 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:832,290

Trench's Synonyms: xxvii. ζωή, βίος.

Strong’s Definitions

βίος bíos, bee'-os; a primary word; life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood:—good, life, living.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G979 in the following manner: life (5x), living (5x), good (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G979 in the following manner: life (5x), living (5x), good (1x).

  1. life

    1. life extensively

      1. the period or course of life

    2. that by which life is sustained, resources, wealth, goods

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βίος bíos, bee'-os; a primary word; life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood:—good, life, living.
STRONGS G979:
βίος, -ου, ὁ, [from Homer down];
a. life extensively, i. e. the period or course of life [see below and Trench, § xxvii.]: Luke 8:14; 1 Timothy 2:2; 2 Timothy 2:4; 1 John 2:16; 1 Peter 4:3 [Rec.].
b. (as often in Greek writings from Hesiod, Works, 230, 575; Herodotus, Xenophon) that by which life is sustained, resources, wealth [A. V. living]: Mark 12:44; Luke 8:43 [WH omits; Tr marginal reading brackets the clause]; Luke 15:12, 30; Luke 21:4; 1 John 3:17 [goods]. (For לֶחֶם in Proverbs 31:14 (Prov. 29:32).)
[Synonyms: βίος, ζωή: ζ. existence (having death as its antithesis); β. the period, means, manner, of existence. Hence the former is more naturally used of animals, the latter of men; cf. zoology, biography. N. T. usage exalts ζωή, and so tends to debase βίος. But see Bp. Lightfoot Ign. ad Romans 7.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
31:14
Mark
12:44
Luke
8:14; 8:43; 15:12; 15:30; 21:4
1 Timothy
2:2
2 Timothy
2:4
1 Peter
4:3
1 John
2:16; 3:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G979 matches the Greek βίος (bios),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:44 - Because they all put in something out of what they had no need for; but she out of her need put in all she had, even all her living.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:14 - And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:43 - And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had given all her money to medical men, and not one of them was able to make her well,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:12 - And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:30 - But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:4 - For they gave out of their wealth, having more than enough for themselves: but she, even out of her need, has put in all her living.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:2 - For kings and all those in authority; so that we may have a calm and quiet life in all fear of God and serious behaviour.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:4 - A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:16 - Because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:17 - But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?
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