Greek · G980 · unreviewed

βιόω

To spend existence

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βιόω G980

Pronunciation bióō

What does βιόω (bióō) mean in the Bible?

βιόω (bióō) is a Greek word meaning "to spend existence". βιόω, -ῶ (βίος), [in LXX: Pro.

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Meaning

to spend existence

Extended definition

(βίος), [in LXX: Pro.7:2 9:6 (חיה), Job.29:18, Wis.4:4 א 1, 12:23, Sir.40:28, 4Ma.5:22 17:18 * ;] to spend life, to live: τ. χρόνον βιῶσαι (cl., more frequently 2 aor., -ναι), 1Pe.4:2 (cf. Jb, l.with).

Synonymsζάω (which see).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

infinitive 1

Tense

aorist 1

Voice

active 1

Mood

infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

1 Peter 4:2 βιῶσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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