Strong's Lexicon
G980 — βιόω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G980 |
|---|---|
| Word: | βιόω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G979 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | bioo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bee-oh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to spend bodily existence |
| KJV Renderings: | live |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
βιόω, βίῳ: 1 aorist infinitive βιῶσαι; for which in Attic the 2 aorist infinitive βιωναι is more common, cf. Winers Grammar, 84 (80); (Buttmann, 54 (48); Veitch, or Liddell and Scott, under the word); (βίος); (from Homer down); to spend life, to live: τόν χρόνον, to pass the time, 1Pe 4:2; (Job 29:18; ἡμέρας, Xenophon, mem. 4, 8, 2). (Synonym: see βίος, at the end.)
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
βιόω (live)
1 Peter 4:2
- KJV: That he no longer should live the rest of time in the flesh to the lusts of men but to the will of God
- GK: εις το μηκέτι ανθρώπων επιθυμίαις αλλά θελήματι θεού τον επίλοιπον εν σαρκί βιώσαι χρόνον
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