Strong's Lexicon bioó: To live, to spend one's life Original Word: βιόω Word Origin: Derived from βίος (bios), meaning "life" or "manner of life." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for βιόω, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words like חַי (chay), meaning "life" or "living," and חָיָה (chayah), meaning "to live" or "to be alive." Usage: The Greek verb βιόω (bioó) primarily means "to live" or "to conduct one's life." It is used in the New Testament to describe the act of living or the manner in which one lives. This term often implies more than mere existence, encompassing the quality and character of one's life. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of βίος (bios) was often contrasted with ζωή (zoe), another Greek word for life. While βίος typically referred to the duration or manner of life, including one's livelihood and lifestyle, ζωή was more often used to denote life in a broader, more existential sense. The New Testament writers, influenced by both Jewish and Hellenistic thought, used these terms to convey different aspects of life, both physical and spiritual. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 980 bióō – to live out physical life as a physical-spiritual being. See 979 (bios). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom bios Definition to live NASB Translation live (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 980: βιόωβιόω, βίῳ: 1 aorist infinitive βιῶσαι; for which in Attic the 2 aorist infinitive βιωναι is more common, cf. Winers Grammar, 84 (80); (Buttmann, 54 (48); Veitch, or Liddell and Scott, under the word); (βίος); (from Homer down); to spend life, to live: τόν χρόνον, to pass the time, 1 Peter 4:2; (Job 29:18; ἡμέρας, Xenophon, mem. 4, 8, 2). (Synonym: see βίος, at the end.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance live. From bios; to spend existence -- live. see GREEK bios Forms and Transliterations βιρά βιωσαι βιώσαι βιῶσαι βιώσεις βιώσητε βιώσω biosai biôsai biōsai biō̂saiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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