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βιβλίον

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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 (bĭblĭ́onn (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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