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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 BoxEzr 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:26 - Whoever does not obey the law of your God and the law of the king must surely be punished by death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:1 - “Do not mortals have hard service on earth? Are not their days like those of hired laborers?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:6

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:16 - I despise my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone; my days have no meaning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:9

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:25 - “My days are swifter than a runner; they fly away without a glimpse of joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:5 - Are your days like those of a mortal or your years like those of a strong man,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:20 - Are not my few days almost over? Turn away from me so I can have a moment’s joy

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:12 - Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:5 - A person’s days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:6 - So look away from him and let him alone, till he has put in his time like a hired laborer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:14 - If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal[fn] to come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:20 - All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:13 - They spend their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:2 - for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 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 BoxPro 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:10 - Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:9 - lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity[fn] to one who is cruel,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17 - The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:3 - Do not spend your strength[fn] on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:12

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:14 - She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:7 - Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it[fn] would be utterly scorned.
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