Word study · Greek
biblos
book, scroll
Say it: BIB-los (approximate)
βίβλος
What it means
A book or scroll, originally made from papyrus; it is the source of "Bible." The Ephesian magicians burned their "books" (19:19). Matthew begins his Gospel with "The book (biblos) of the genealogy of Jesus Christ."
Range of meaning
- BookA scroll.
- RecordA written account.
In Acts
- Chapter 19
"They brought their books together and burned them" (19:19).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G0976 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources