Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈbiβlja/

Line drawing of biblia
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Translation

Bible

Word origin

From Latin biblia, from Greek biblia ('books'), the plural of biblion ('book'), a diminutive of byblos ('papyrus'), named after the ancient port of Byblos.

Origin
Greek
Root
biblia
English cognates
bible, bibliography

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralbiblias

Examples

.

The Bible is the most read book in the world.

.

My grandmother reads the Bible every night before sleeping.

manual .

That manual is the bible of cooks.

pasaje .

We studied a passage from the Bible in class.

traducido miles .

The Bible has been translated into thousands of languages.

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This word is part of lesson 43.