Greek noun (masculine) · G979
βίος
biosbee'-os
period; living, livelihood, means
10 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: bíos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G979is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G979
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
The King James renders it: good, life, living.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
bios is rendered "period; living, livelihood, means". It stands 10 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Five of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "period".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Mark 12:44For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
Mark 12:44βίον
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Five of the word's ten uses are in Luke.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: period, and living, livelihood, means.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| periodor course of life, life | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 8:14The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way… |
| living, livelihood, means(in Pro.31:14 for לֶחֶם; see DCG, ii, 39a): Mrk.12:44, Luk.8:43 15:12, 30 21:4, 1Jn.3:17.† | Tagged as
| WhereProverbs 31:14She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 10, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- βίον7
- βίου3
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular7N-ASM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular3N-GSM
Mark
one use
For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
- βίονbionnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: livelihood
Luke
five uses
The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.
- βίουbiounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of life
including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.
- βίονbionnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: living
The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
- βίονbionnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: property
But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
- βίονbionnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: living
For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
- βίονbionnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: livelihood
1 Timothy
one use
for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
- βίονbionnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: life
2 Timothy
one use
A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.
- βίουbiounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: life
1 John
two uses
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
- βίουbiounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of life
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
- βίονbionnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: goods
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.