βυβλίον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• βιβλίον (biblíon) — Attic, Koine

Etymology

βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /by.blí.on/ → /βyˈβli.on/ → /viˈvli.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /by.blí.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /byˈbli.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βyˈβli.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vyˈvli.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /viˈvli.on/

Noun

βυβλίον • (bublíon) n (genitive βυβλίου); second declension

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

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ βυβλῐ́ον; τοῦ βυβλῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ βυβλῐ́ον tò bublíon	τὼ βυβλῐ́ω tṑ bublíō	τᾰ̀ βυβλῐ́ᾰ tà bublía
Genitive	τοῦ βυβλῐ́ου toû bublíou	τοῖν βυβλῐ́οιν toîn bublíoin	τῶν βυβλῐ́ων tôn bublíōn
Dative	τῷ βυβλῐ́ῳ tôi bublíōi	τοῖν βυβλῐ́οιν toîn bublíoin	τοῖς βυβλῐ́οις toîs bublíois
Accusative	τὸ βυβλῐ́ον tò bublíon	τὼ βυβλῐ́ω tṑ bublíō	τᾰ̀ βυβλῐ́ᾰ tà bublía
Vocative	βυβλῐ́ον bublíon	βυβλῐ́ω bublíō	βυβλῐ́ᾰ bublía
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• βυβλίον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)