βίβλος

G0976 G:N-F

book

βίβλος , -ου, ἡ (variant form of βύβλος, the Egyptian papyrus , paper made from its fibrous coat), [in LXX for סֶפֶר, the form βύβ- being sometimes used ;] a book, a roll , used much less frequently than βιβλίον, and with a "connotation of sacredness and veneration" (MM, Exp. , x), Mat.1:1 Mrk.12:26 , Luk.3:4 20:42 Act.1:20 7:42 19:19 ; β. τ. ζωῆς, Php.4:3 , Rev.3:5 20:15 .† (AS)