What does βίβλος · ζωή mean in the Bible?
βίβλος · ζωή is a Greek phrase meaning "book of life".
Greek · G976, G2222
βίβλῳ ζωῆς
:--Book. · life (literally or figuratively)
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βίβλος G976 :--book.
Pronunciation bíblos
Formal roll or scroll, especially sacred texts, carrying connotation of reverence and authority.
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ζωή G2222 life (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation zōḗ
Eternal divine life of grace and glory, distinct from mere biological existence or earthly duration
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What does βίβλῳ ζωῆς (biblō zōēs) mean in the Bible?
βίβλος · ζωή is a Greek phrase meaning "book of life".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G976, G2222?
G976, G2222 is connected to 10 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. book of life
Source Gloss
book of life
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 10 Case pattern Dative (7) Number pattern Singular (9)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 1:1 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Rev 3:5 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Mark 12:26 · Luke 3:4 · Luke 20:42 · Acts 1:20 · Acts 7:42 · Phil 4:3 · Rev 20:15 7×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Acts 19:19 1×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain