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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

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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 Box Mar 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:44 - for they all put in out of their [fn]surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, [fn]all she had to live G979 on.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:14 - “And the seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of life G979, and do not bear ripe fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:43 -

And a woman who had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and could not be healed by anyone,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:12 - “And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.’ So he divided his [fn]wealth G979 between them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:30 - ‘But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your [fn]wealth G979 with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:4 - “For they all put in their gifts out of their abundance; but she, out of what she lacked, put in all [fn]that she had for living G979.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:2 - for kings and all who are in [fn]authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life G979 in all godliness and [fn]dignity.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:4 - No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday G979 life G979, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:16 - For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life G979, is not from the Father, but is from the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:17 - But whoever has the world’s goods G979, and sees his brother in need and closes his [fn]heart [fn]against him, how does the love of God abide in him?
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