βιβλίονbiblíon
a roll
Greek (New Testament) · G975
Meanings
1. a paper, letter, written document: β. ἀποστασίου, bill of divorce, Matthew 19:7, Mark 10:4.
2. a book, a roll: Luke 4:17, Luke 4:20, John 20:30, John 21:25, Galatians 3:10, 2 Timothy 4:13, Hebrews 9:19, Hebrews 10:7, Revelation 1:11, Revelation 5:1-9, Revelation 6:14, Revelation 10:8, Revelation 20:12, Revelation 22:7-19; β. τ. ζωῆς, Revelation 13:8, Revelation 17:8, Revelation 20:12, Revelation 21:27.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 34 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 19:7 “Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?” they asked.
- Mark 10:4 “Well, he permitted it,” they replied. “He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away.”
- Luke 4:17 The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written:
- Luke 4:20 He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently.
- John 20:30 The disciples saw Jesus do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in this book.
- John 21:25 Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.