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It is distinct from "ζωή" (zōē), which often refers to life in a more spiritual or eternal sense. "Bios" can denote the means by which life is sustained, such as wealth or resources, and can also refer to the conduct or manner of one's life.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, "bios" was commonly used to describe the tangible aspects of life, including one's social status, wealth, and daily living. The concept of "bios" was often contrasted with the philosophical or spiritual life, which was considered of higher value in many philosophical traditions. In Jewish thought, life was a gift from God, and the way one lived ("bios") was a reflection of one's relationship with God and adherence to His commandments.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>979</b> <i>bíos</i> – properly, God's gift of <i>physical</i> life, animating all creation "to live and move and have its being" (cf. Ac 17:28); (figuratively) the way a person invests (or spends) the gift of <i>physical</i> life.</p><p class="discovery">979 (<i>bios</i>) is "the period or duration of <i>earthly life</i> . . . in a secondary sense, the <i>means</i> by which life is sustained; and thirdly, the <i>manner</i> in which that life is spent" (R. Trench).</p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/979.htm">979</a> (<i>bíos</i>) is the root of the English term "<i>biography</i>," i.e. the record (account) of how we <i>invested</i> (or spent!) our physical lives.]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>life, living<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>everyday life (1), goods (1), life (3), live (2), wealth (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 979: βίος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βίος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">βίου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down); <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> <span class="accented">life</span> extensively, i. e. the period or course of life (see below and <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, § xxvii.): <a href="/interlinear/luke/8-14.htm">Luke 8:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2-2.htm">1 Timothy 2:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-4.htm">2 Timothy 2:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_john/2-16.htm">1 John 2:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4-3.htm">1 Peter 4:3</a> (<span class="manuref">Rec.</span>). <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> (as often in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span>, Works, 230, 575; <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>) that by which life is sustained, <span class="accented">resources, wealth</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">living</span>): <a href="/interlinear/mark/12-44.htm">Mark 12:44</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/8-43.htm">Luke 8:43</a> (<span class="manuref">WH</span> omits; <span class="manuref">Tr</span> marginal reading brackets the clause); <a href="/interlinear/luke/15-12.htm">Luke 15:12, 30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/21-4.htm">Luke 21:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17</a> (<span class="accented">goods</span>). (For <span class="hebrew">לֶחֶם</span> in <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/31-14.htm">Proverbs 31:14</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Prov. 29:32>).)<FOOTNOTE:1> [<span class="arttitle">SYNONYMS:</span> <span class="greek2">βίος</span>, <span class="greek2">ζωή</span>: <span class="greek2">ζωή</span> <span class="accented">existence</span> (having death as its antithesis); <span class="greek2">βίος</span> the period, means, manner, of existence. Hence, the former is more naturally used of animals, the latter of men; cf. zoology, biography. N. T. usage exalts <span class="greek2">ζωή</span>, and so tends to debase <span class="greek2">βίος</span>. But see <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Ignatius</span> ad Rom. 7 [ET].] <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>life, living. <p>A primary word; life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood -- good, life, living. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>βιον βίον βίος βιότητος βιου βίου βίω πλούτον bion bíon biou bíou<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/12-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 12:44</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅλον τὸν <b>βίον</b> αὐτῆς </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> she owned, all <span class="itali">she had to live</span> on.<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [even] all her <span class="itali">living.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/12-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all the <span class="itali">livelihood</span> of her<p><b><a href="/text/luke/8-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 8:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡδονῶν τοῦ <b>βίου</b> πορευόμενοι συμπνίγονται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and pleasures <span class="itali">of [this] life,</span> and bring<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> pleasures <span class="itali">of [this] life,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> pleasures <span class="itali">of life</span> moving along are choked<p><b><a href="/text/luke/8-43.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 8:43</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Masculine">Noun-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅλον τὸν <b>βίον</b> οὐκ ἴσχυσεν</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/8-43.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all her <span class="itali">living</span> neither could<p><b><a href="/text/luke/15-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 15:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῖς τὸν <b>βίον</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> he divided <span class="itali">his wealth</span> between<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he divided unto them <span class="itali">[his] living.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/15-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> between them the <span class="itali">property</span><p><b><a href="/text/luke/15-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 15:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σου τὸν <b>βίον</b> μετὰ πορνῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who has devoured <span class="itali">your wealth</span> with prostitutes,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hath devoured thy <span class="itali">living</span> with harlots,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/15-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your <span class="itali">living</span> with prostitutes<p><b><a href="/text/luke/21-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 21:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πάντα τὸν <b>βίον</b> ὃν εἶχεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in all that she had <span class="itali">to live</span> on.<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in all <span class="itali">the living</span> that<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all the <span class="itali">livelihood</span> which she had<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/2-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 2:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἡσύχιον <b>βίον</b> διάγωμεν ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and quiet <span class="itali">life</span> in all<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and peaceable <span class="itali">life</span> in all<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/2-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and quiet <span class="itali">life</span> we might lead in<p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/2-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 2:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ταῖς τοῦ <b>βίου</b> πραγματείαις ἵνα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> himself in the affairs <span class="itali">of everyday life,</span> so<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with the affairs <span class="itali">of [this] life;</span> that<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with the of this <span class="itali">life</span> affairs that<p><b><a href="/text/1_john/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 John 2:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀλαζονεία τοῦ <b>βίου</b> οὐκ ἔστιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_john/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the boastful pride <span class="itali">of life,</span> is not from the Father,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_john/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the pride <span class="itali">of life,</span> is not<br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> vaunting of the <span class="itali">of life</span> not is<p><b><a href="/text/1_john/3-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 John 3:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔχῃ τὸν <b>βίον</b> τοῦ κόσμου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_john/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the world's <span class="itali">goods,</span> and sees<br><a href="/kjvs/1_john/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hath this world's <span class="itali">good,</span> and seeth<br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/3-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> might have the <span class="itali">goods</span> of the world<p><b><a href="/greek/979.htm">Strong's Greek 979</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_979.htm">10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/bion_979.htm">βίον — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/biou_979.htm">βίου — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/978.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="978"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="978" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/980.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="980"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="980" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>