la
feminine
/ˈbiβlja/
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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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