What does βιόω (bióō) mean in the Bible?
βιόω (bióō) is a Greek word meaning "to spend existence".
Greek · G980
βιόω
To spend existence
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βιόωG980
Pronunciationbióō
What does βιόω (bióō) mean in the Bible?
βιόω (bióō) is a Greek word meaning "to spend existence".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G980?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include he does not live out (1).
Where does βιόω (bióō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Peter 4:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithe does not live out1×1 Peter 4:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Peter 4:2
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
1 Peter1
Source forms
βιῶσαι1xbiōsai1 Peter 4:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1x1 Peter 4:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to spend existence
Source Gloss
to spend existence
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Peter 4:2Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
βιῶσαιbiwsai
I live, pass my life
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
βιόω is built from this root: