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Lexicon :: Strong's G979 - bios

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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 23 times in 23 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:26

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“Whoever will not do the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be done to him with all diligence, whether for death or for [fn]banishment or for confiscation of goods or for imprisonment.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:1

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“[fn]Is not man conscripted to labor on earth,

And are not his days like the days of a hired man?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:6

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“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,

And come to an end without hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:16 -

“I have rejected everything; I will not live forever.

Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:9

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“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,

Because our days on earth are but a shadow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:25

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“Now my days are swifter than a runner;

They flee away; they do not see good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:5

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‘Are Your days as the days of a mortal man,

Or Your years as man’s years,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:20 -

“Would He not cease for a few of my days?

[fn]Withdraw from me that I may have a little cheer

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:12

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“Wisdom is with aged men,

With [fn]long life is discernment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:5 -

“Since his days are determined,

The number of his months is with You;

And his limits You have [fn]set so that he cannot pass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:6 -

“Turn Your gaze from him that he may cease from toil,

Until he accepts his day like a hired man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:14 -

“If a man dies, will he live again?

All the days of my labor I will wait

Until my change comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:20

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“The wicked man writhes in pain all his days,

And [fn]numbered are the years stored up for the ruthless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:13

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“They spend their days in prosperity,

And [fn]suddenly they go down to Sheol.

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For length of days and years of life

And peace they will add to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:16

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Length of days is in her right hand;

In her left hand are riches and glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:10

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Hear, my son, and receive my sayings

And the years of your life will be many.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:9

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Lest you give your splendor to others

And your years to the cruel one;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:17

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The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;

He who guards his way keeps his [fn]soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:3

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Do not give your excellence to women,

Or your ways to that which blots out kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:12

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Gimel

She deals bountifully with him for good and not evil

All the days of her life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:14

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He

She is like merchant ships;

She brings her food from afar.

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“Many waters cannot quench love,

Nor will rivers overflow it;

If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love,

It would be utterly despised.”

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