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Strong's G976 βίβλος (biblos)

Biblos means “book” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H976 — bochan (“tried”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G976
Language Greek
Linked Usages 40
Books 20

Strong's G976 Quick Answer

Strong's G976 βίβλος (biblos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. biblos (bib'-los) n. 1. (properly) the inner bark of the papyrus plant 2. (by implication) a scroll or sheet of writing It has 40 linked Bible usages across 20 books. Visible English usage signals include book and books. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
biblos (bib'-los) n. 1. (properly) the inner bark of the papyrus plant 2. (by implication) a scroll or sheet of writing
Usage
40 linked usages
Books
20 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
book and books

Meaning and Definition

biblos (bib'-los) n. 1. (properly) the inner bark of the papyrus plant 2. (by implication) a scroll or sheet of writing [(not given)] KJV: book

Original Word
βίβλος
Transliteration
biblos
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G976. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

book

Usage: 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)

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How Strong's G976 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render biblos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

book Matthew 1:1 11× books Acts 19:19

How Strong's G976 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha with 14 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G976 (βίβλος) appears 29 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G976 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G976 in the New Testament

12 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 1:1 KJV

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Mark 12:26 KJV

And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

Luke 3:4 KJV

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Strong's G976 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

12 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 2:4 Septuagint / Brenton

This is the book of the generation of heaven and earth, when they were made, in the day in which the Lord God made the heaven and the earth,

Genesis 5:1 Septuagint / Brenton

This is the genealogy of men in the day in which God made Adam; in the image of God he made him:

Exodus 32:32 Septuagint / Brenton

And now if thou wilt forgive their sin, forgive it; and if not, blot me out of thy book, which thou hast written.

Strong's G976 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

14 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 1:31 Septuagint / Brenton

Then got he up upon his second chariot; and being brought back to Jerusalem died, and was buried in his father’s sepulcher.

1 Esdras 1:40 Septuagint / Brenton

Wherefore against him Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came up, and bound him with a chain of brass, and carried him into Babylon.

1 Esdras 5:48 Septuagint / Brenton

Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and made ready the altar of the God of Israel,

Strong's G976 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 14:1 Septuagint / Brenton

The book of the words of righteousness, and of the reprimand of the eternal Watchers in accordance

1 Enoch 104:12 Septuagint / Brenton

concerning them. Then, I know another mystery, that books will be given to the righteous and the

Usage Excerpts

First 40 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G976.

Genesis 2:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the book of the generation of heaven and earth, when they were made, in the day in which the Lord God made the heaven and the earth,
Genesis 5:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the genealogy of men in the day in which God made Adam; in the image of God he made him:
Exodus 32:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now if thou wilt forgive their sin, forgive it; and if not, blot me out of thy book, which thou hast written.
Exodus 32:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, If anyone has sinned against me, I will blot them out of my book.
Joshua 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the book of this law shall not depart out of thy mouth, and thou shalt meditate in it day and night, that thou mayest know how to do all the things that are written in it; then shalt thou prosper, and make thy ways prosperous, and then shalt thou be wise.
2 Chronicles 17:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they taught in Judah, and there was with them the book of the law of the Lord, and they passed through the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
Job 37:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Have I a book or a scribe by me, That I may stand and put man to silence?
Psalms 68:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And let them not be written with the righteous.
Jeremiah 36:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these are the words of the book which Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the false prophets, even an epistle to Babylon for the captivity, and to all the people
Daniel 7:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A stream of fire rushed forth before him: thousand thousands ministered to him, and ten thousands of myriads attended upon him: the judgment sat, and the books were opened.
Daniel 9:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I Daniel understood by books the number of the years which was the word of the Lord to the prophet Jeremiah, even seventy years for the accomplishment of the desolation of Jerusalem.
Daniel 12:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And at that time Michael the great prince shall stand up, that stands over the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of tribulation, such tribulation as has not been from the time that there was a nation on the earth until that time: at that time thy people shall be delivered, even everyone that is written in the book.
Matthew 1:1 New Testament, KJV
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Mark 12:26 New Testament, KJV
And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
Luke 3:4 New Testament, KJV
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Luke 20:42 New Testament, KJV
And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Acts 1:20 New Testament, KJV
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
Acts 7:42 New Testament, KJV
Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
Acts 19:19 New Testament, KJV
Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Philippians 4:3 New Testament, KJV
And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
Revelation 3:5 New Testament, KJV
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Revelation 13:8 New Testament, KJV
And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Revelation 20:15 New Testament, KJV
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 22:19 New Testament, KJV
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
1 Esdras 1:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then got he up upon his second chariot; and being brought back to Jerusalem died, and was buried in his father’s sepulcher.
1 Esdras 1:40 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore against him Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came up, and bound him with a chain of brass, and carried him into Babylon.
1 Esdras 5:48 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and made ready the altar of the God of Israel,
1 Esdras 7:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and others that were of the captivity, that were added unto them, did according to the things written in the book of Moses.
1 Esdras 7:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The priests also and the Levites stood arrayed in their vestments, according to their kindred, in the service of the Lord God of Israel, according to the book of Moses: and the porters at every gate.
Tobit 1:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The book of the words of Tobit, the son of Tobiel, the son of Hananiel, the son of Aduel, the son of Gabael, of the seed of Asiel, of the tribe of Naphtali;
Tobit 6:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the young man answered the angel, I have heard, brother Azariah, that this maid hath been given to seven men, who all died in the marriage chamber.
Tobit 7:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And Raguel said, Then take her from henceforth according to the manner, for thou art her cousin, and she is thine, and the merciful God give you good success in all things.
Tobit 7:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then he called his daughter Sarah, and she came to her father, and he took her by the hand, and gave her to be wife to Tobias, saying, Behold, take her after the law of Moses, and lead her away to thy father. And he blessed them;
2 Maccabees 6:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now I beseech those that read this book, that they be not discouraged for these calamities, but that they judge those punishments not to be for destruction, but for a chastening of our nation.
2 Maccabees 8:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Also he appointed Eleazar to read the holy book: and when he had given them this watchword, The help of God: himself leading the first band, he joined battle with Nicanor.
Wisdom of Sirach 24:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
All these things are the book of the covenant of the most high God, Even the law which Moses commanded For a heritage unto the congregations of Jacob.
Baruch 1:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And Baruch did read the words of this book in the hearing of Jechoniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and in the ears of all the people that came to hear the book,
Baruch 4:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the book of the commandments of God, and the law that endureth forever: all they that keep it shall come to life; but such as leave it shall die.
1 Enoch 14:1 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
The book of the words of righteousness, and of the reprimand of the eternal Watchers in accordance
1 Enoch 104:12 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
concerning them. Then, I know another mystery, that books will be given to the righteous and the

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G976, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
Acts 3 usages, New Testament
Philippians 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 4 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G976 FAQ

What does biblos (βίβλος) mean?

Biblos (Strong's G976) is a Greek word most simply glossed "book". biblos (bib'-los) n. 1. (properly) the inner bark of the papyrus plant 2. (by implication) a scroll or sheet of writing

How many times is biblos (βίβλος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 40 linked usages for Strong's G976 across 20 books.

Where can I study biblos (βίβλος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G976 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate biblos (βίβλος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as book and books. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G976 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 12 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 14 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G976, with linked reader references where each row is available.