Βίβλος

Βίβλος

See also: βίβλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Bibulus.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bí.blos/ → /ˈβi.βlos/ → /ˈvi.vlos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bí.blos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.blos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβi.βlos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.vlos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.vlos/

Noun

Βῐ́βλος • (Bíblos) f (genitive Βῐ́βλου); second declension

1. Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus
2. Any individual named Bibulus (male)
3. toponym (name of rivers, places)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Βῐ́βλος; τοῦ Βῐ́βλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Βῐ́βλος ho Bíblos
Genitive	τοῦ Βῐ́βλου toû Bíblou
Dative	τῷ Βῐ́βλῳ tôi Bíblōi
Accusative	τὸν Βῐ́βλον tòn Bíblon
Vocative	Βῐ́βλε Bíble
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Βίβλος (Vívlos)

References

• Βίβλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Βίβλος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,004

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Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvi.vlos/
• Hyphenation: Βί‧βλος

Proper noun

Βίβλος • (Vívlos) f

1. (religion) Bible

Declension

  Βίβλος

case     \\     number	singular
nominative	Βίβλος •
genitive	Βίβλου •
accusative	Βίβλο •
vocative	Βίβλε •  Βίβλο •

Related terms

• Αγία Γραφή f (Agía Grafí, “Holy Writ”)
• Καινή Διαθήκη f (Kainí Diathíki, “New Testament”)
• Παλαιά Διαθήκη f (Palaiá Diathíki, “Old Testament”)