◄ 979. bios ►
Strong's Lexicon bios: Life, livelihood, manner of life Original Word: βίος Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: bios Pronunciation: bee'-os Phonetic Spelling: (bee'-os) Definition: Life, livelihood, manner of life Meaning: (a) life, (b) manner of life; livelihood. Word Origin: Derived from the base of G977 (βιόω, bioō), which means "to live." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H2416 (חַי, chay): Often translated as "life," referring to living beings or the state of being alive. - H2425 (חָיָה, chayah): A verb meaning "to live" or "to be alive." Usage: In the New Testament, "bios" primarily refers to the physical aspect of life, encompassing one's livelihood, possessions, and the duration of life. It is distinct from "ζωή" (zōē), which often refers to life in a more spiritual or eternal sense. "Bios" can denote the means by which life is sustained, such as wealth or resources, and can also refer to the conduct or manner of one's life. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, "bios" was commonly used to describe the tangible aspects of life, including one's social status, wealth, and daily living. The concept of "bios" was often contrasted with the philosophical or spiritual life, which was considered of higher value in many philosophical traditions. In Jewish thought, life was a gift from God, and the way one lived ("bios") was a reflection of one's relationship with God and adherence to His commandments. HELPS Word-studies 979 bíos – properly, God's gift of physical life, animating all creation "to live and move and have its being" (cf. Ac 17:28); (figuratively) the way a person invests (or spends) the gift of physical life. 979 (bios) is "the period or duration of earthly life . . . in a secondary sense, the means by which life is sustained; and thirdly, the manner in which that life is spent" (R. Trench). [979 (bíos) is the root of the English term "biography," i.e. the record (account) of how we invested (or spent!) our physical lives.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. word Definition life, living NASB Translation everyday life (1), goods (1), life (3), live (2), wealth (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 979: βίος βίος, βίου, 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 ().) [SYNONYMS: βίος, ζωή: ζωή existence (having death as its antithesis); βίος 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 Lightfoot, Ignatius ad Rom. 7 [ET].] Strong's Exhaustive Concordance life, living. A primary word; life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood -- good, life, living. Forms and Transliterations βιον βίον βίος βιότητος βιου βίου βίω πλούτον bion bíon biou bíou Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Mark 12:44 N-AMS GRK: ὅλον τὸν βίον αὐτῆς NAS: she owned, all she had to live on. KJV: [even] all her living. INT: all the livelihood of her Luke 8:14 N-GMS GRK: ἡδονῶν τοῦ βίου πορευόμενοι συμπνίγονται NAS: and pleasures of [this] life, and bring KJV: pleasures of [this] life, and INT: pleasures of life moving along are choked Luke 8:43 Noun-AMS GRK: ὅλον τὸν βίον οὐκ ἴσχυσεν INT: all her living neither could Luke 15:12 N-AMS GRK: αὐτοῖς τὸν βίον NAS: he divided his wealth between KJV: he divided unto them [his] living. INT: between them the property Luke 15:30 N-AMS GRK: σου τὸν βίον μετὰ πορνῶν NAS: who has devoured your wealth with prostitutes, KJV: hath devoured thy living with harlots, INT: your living with prostitutes Luke 21:4 N-AMS GRK: πάντα τὸν βίον ὃν εἶχεν NAS: in all that she had to live on. KJV: in all the living that INT: all the livelihood which she had 1 Timothy 2:2 N-AMS GRK: καὶ ἡσύχιον βίον διάγωμεν ἐν NAS: and quiet life in all KJV: and peaceable life in all INT: and quiet life we might lead in 2 Timothy 2:4 N-GMS GRK: ταῖς τοῦ βίου πραγματείαις ἵνα NAS: himself in the affairs of everyday life, so KJV: with the affairs of [this] life; that INT: with the of this life affairs that 1 John 2:16 N-GMS GRK: ἀλαζονεία τοῦ βίου οὐκ ἔστιν NAS: and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, KJV: and the pride of life, is not INT: vaunting of the of life not is 1 John 3:17 N-AMS GRK: ἔχῃ τὸν βίον τοῦ κόσμου NAS: the world's goods, and sees KJV: hath this world's good, and seeth INT: might have the goods of the world Strong's Greek 979 10 Occurrences βίον — 7 Occ. βίου — 3 Occ.