βίβλος,
-ου,
ἡ, (or rather
ἡ βύβλος [but the form
βίβλ. is more common when it denotes a writing], the plant called papyrus, Theophrastus, hist. plant. 4, 8, 2f; [Pliny, h. n. 13, 11f (21f)]; from its bark [rather,
the cellular substance of its stem (for it was an endogenous plant)] paper was made [see
Tristram, Nat. Hist. etc., p. 433f; especially
Dureau de la Malle in the Mémoires de l'Acad. d. Inscriptions etc. tom. 19 part 1 (1851), pp. 140-183, and (in correction of current misapprehensions) Prof. E. Abbot in the Library Journal for Nov. 1878, p. 323f, where other references are also given]),
a written book, a roll or
scroll:
Matthew 1:1;
Luke 3:4;
Mark 12:26;
Acts 1:20;
τῆς ζωῆς,
Philippians 4:3;
Revelation 3:5, etc.; see
βιβλίον. [From Aeschylus down.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Matthew
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1:1
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Mark
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12:26
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Luke
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3:4
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Acts
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1:20
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Philippians
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4:3
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Revelation
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3:5
