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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

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:26 - Whoever will not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be strictly executed on him, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of his goods or for imprisonment.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:1 - “Has not man a hard service on earth,
and are not his days like the days of a hired hand?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:6 - My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle
and come to their end without hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:16 - I loathe my life; I would not live forever.
Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:9 - For we are but of yesterday and know nothing,
for our days on earth are a shadow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:25 - “My days are swifter than a runner;
they flee away; they see no good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:5 - Are your days as the days of man,
or your years as a man’s years,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:20 - Are not my days few?
Then cease, and leave me alone, that I may find a little cheer

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:12 - Wisdom is with the aged,
and understanding in length of days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:5 - Since his days are determined,
and the number of his months is with you,
and you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:6 - look away from him and leave him alone,[fn]
that he may enjoy, like a hired hand, his day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:14 - If a man dies, shall he live again?
All the days of my service I would wait,
till my renewal[fn] should come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:20 - The wicked man writhes in pain all his days,
through all the years that are laid up for the ruthless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:13 - They spend their days in prosperity,
and in peace they go down to Sheol.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:2 - 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

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:16 - Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:10 - Hear, my son, and accept my words,
that the years of your life may be many.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:9 - lest you give your honor to others
and your years to the merciless,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17 - The highway of the upright turns aside from evil;
whoever guards his way preserves his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:3 - Do not give your strength to women,
your ways to those who destroy kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:12 - She does him good, and not harm,
all the days of her life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:14 - She is like the ships of the merchant;
she brings her food from afar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:7 - Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can floods drown it.
If a man offered for love
all the wealth of his house,
he[fn] would be utterly despised.
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