What does βιωτικός (biōtikós) mean in the Bible?
βιωτικός (biōtikós): Worldly concerns of temporal existence; contrasts with eternal or spiritual matters in NT ethics
Greek · G982
βιωτικός
Relating to the present existence
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βιωτικόςG982
Pronunciationbiōtikós
What does βιωτικός (biōtikós) mean in the Bible?
βιωτικός (biōtikós): Worldly concerns of temporal existence; contrasts with eternal or spiritual matters in NT ethics
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How does the BSB render G982?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include everyday matters (1), of life (1), the things of this life (1).
Where does βιωτικός (biōtikós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 21:34. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), Luke (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 Iteveryday matters1×1 Corinthians 6:4
of life1×Luke 21:34
the things of this life1×1 Corinthians 6:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 21:34
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Luke11 Corinthians2
Source forms
βιωτικά1xbiōtika1 Corinthians 6:3
Βιωτικὰ1xBiōtika1 Corinthians 6:4
βιωτικαῖς1xbiōtikaisLuke 21:34
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural2x1 Corinthians 6:3, 1 Corinthians 6:4
Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural1xLuke 21:34
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Worldly concerns of temporal existence; contrasts with eternal or spiritual matters in NT ethics
Strong'sG982
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
relating to the present existence
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 21:34Adjective Dative Plural Feminine
βιωτικαῖς,biwtikaiv
belonging to ordinary life
Read verse1 Corinthians 6:3Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
βιωτικά;biwtika
belonging to ordinary life
Read verse1 Corinthians 6:4Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
βιωτικὰbiwtika
belonging to ordinary 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.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Plural · FeminineLuke 21:341×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter1 Cor 6:3 · 1 Cor 6:42×
Word Origins
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