Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Attic corruption, possibly by assimilation, of Ancient Greek βυβλίον (bublíon).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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βῐβλῐ́ον (biblíonn (genitive βῐβλῐ́ου); second declension

  1. Strip of papyrus
  2. Small book, tablet, letter
  3. Any book or writing

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: βιβλίο (vivlío)
  • Mariupol Greek: вивли́о (vivlío)
  • English: biblio-
  • Latin: Biblia, biblia (via plural)

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