Strong's Lexicon

G980

G980 — βιόω

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekbiooverbOccurrences: 1

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.)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

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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