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βιβλίον

biblíon · Greek · Strong's G975 · 32 occurrences

The KJV renders 5 different Hebrew and Greek words as “book”

What it means

a roll

a diminutive of G976 (βίβλος);

How the KJV renders it

bill, book, scroll, writing

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

book
also renders bíblos (G976), dâbâr (H1697), çᵉphar (H5609), çêpher (H5612)
writing
also renders grámma (G1121), kᵉthâb (H3792), miktâb (H4385)
bill
also renders grámma (G1121), çêpher (H5612)
scroll
also renders çêpher (H5612)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

32 occurrences in the Greek text, first 27 verses shown.

2 Timothy 4:13 · N-APN
Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come—and the books, especially the parchments.
Galatians 3:10 · N-DSN
For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.”
Hebrews 9:19 · N-ASN
For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
Hebrews 10:7 · N-GSN
Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of me) to do your will, O God.’”
John 20:30 · N-DSN
Therefore Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book;
Luke 4:17 · N-ASN
The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,
Luke 4:20 N-ASNMatthew 19:7 N-ASNMark 10:4 N-ASNRevelation 1:11 N-ASNRevelation 5:1 N-ASNRevelation 5:2 N-ASNRevelation 5:3 N-ASNRevelation 5:4 N-ASNRevelation 5:5 N-ASNRevelation 5:8 N-ASNRevelation 5:9 N-ASNRevelation 6:14 N-ASNRevelation 13:8 N-DSNRevelation 17:8 N-ASNRevelation 20:12 N-DPNRevelation 21:27 N-DSNRevelation 22:7 N-GSNRevelation 22:9 N-GSNRevelation 22:10 N-GSNRevelation 22:18 N-DSNRevelation 22:19 N-DSN

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.