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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.
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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 23 times in 23 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:26

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Anyone who does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let the appropriate judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:1

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Isn’t each person consigned to forced labor on earth?

Are not his days like those of a hired worker?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:6

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My days pass more swiftly than a weaver’s shuttle;

they come to an end without hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:16 -

I give up! I will not live forever.

Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:9

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since we were born only yesterday and know nothing.

Our days on earth are but a shadow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:25 -

My days fly by faster than a runner;[fn]

they flee without seeing any good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:5 -

“Are your days like those of a human,

or your years like those of a man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:20

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“Are my days not few? Stop it![fn]

Leave me alone, so that I can smile a little

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:12 -

Wisdom is found with the elderly,

and understanding comes with long life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:5 -

Since a person’s days are determined

and the number of his months depends on you,

and since you have set[fn] limits he cannot pass,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:6

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look away from him and let him rest

so that he can enjoy his day like a hired worker.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:14 -

When a person dies, will he come back to life?

If so, I would wait all the days of my struggle

until my relief comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:20 -

A wicked person writhes in pain all his days,

throughout the number of years reserved for the ruthless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:13

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They spend[fn] their days in prosperity

and go down to Sheol in peace.

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for they will bring you

many days, a full life,[fn] and well-being.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:16

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Long life[fn] is in her right hand;

in her left, riches and honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:10

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Listen, my son. Accept my words,

and you will live many years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:9

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Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others

and your years to someone cruel;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:17

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The highway of the upright avoids evil;

the one who guards his way protects his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:3

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Don’t spend your energy on women

or your efforts on those who destroy kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:12

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She rewards him with good, not evil,

all the days of her life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:14

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She is like the merchant ships,

bringing her food from far away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:7

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A huge torrent cannot extinguish love;

rivers cannot sweep it away.

If a man were to give all his wealth[fn] for love,

it would be utterly scorned.

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