βίος
See also βιος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic жити (žiti), Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati), Latin vīvō, Old Armenian կեամ (keam). Cf. *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), whence Latin vīvus, Old Church Slavonic живъ, Old English cwic (> English quick).
Pronunciation
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /bí.os/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /bíos/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /βíos/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /víos/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /víos/
Noun
βίος (genitive βίου) m, second declension; (bios)
- life (often with a positive connotation: the good life)
Inflection
Second declension of βίος, βίου
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ βίος | τὼ βίω | οἱ βίοι |
| Genitive | τοῦ βίου | τοῖν βίοιν | τῶν βίων |
| Dative | τῷ βίῳ | τοῖν βίοιν | τοῖς βίοις |
| Accusative | τὸν βίον | τὼ βίω | τοὺς βίους |
| Vocative | βίε | βίω | βίοι |
Descendants
- English: abiogenesis, bio-, biology
- Greek: βίος
References
- LSJ
- Bauer lexicon
- Strong’s concordance number: G979
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βίος
Noun
βίος (víos) m, plural βίοι
Declension
declension of βίος
| singular (ενικός) | plural (πληθυντικός) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (ονομαστική) | βίος | βίοι |
| genitive (γενική) | βίου | βίων |
| accusative (αιτιατική) | βίο | βίους |
| vocative (κλητική) | βίε | βίοι |
Synonyms
- (life): ζωή n (zoí)
External links
Βίος on the Greek Wikipedia.el.Wikipedia
