Bible...where did that 5 letter word come from ?

Answer 1

The Bible in essence is not a single book, it's a collection of books written on different times and different contexts. Th word bible comes from the greek "Ta Biblia" which litterally and plainly means: "The books". The first cannon (books approved to be considered inspired by God) was defined by the council of Calcedon.

the word "Bible" is the english adaptation of the original greek Biblia

Answer 2

I believe it is either Latin or Greek for library, or, a gathering of information (books). That is what the Bible is- a collection of books, records, and letters written by men of God over a period of thousands of years, (many of which containing prophecies which have been fulfilled beyond that of the controversial Nostradamus).

Answer 3

the greek word βύβλος (byblos) means papyrus, a large reed used for making paper. Bible once meant any book, (in French, a library is a "bibliotheque") - later it just meant *the* book, when most people couldn't read and would only ever see one book in their lives.

Answer 4

Bi·ble
–noun 1. the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments.
2. Also called Hebrew Scriptures. the collection of sacred writings of the Jewish religion: known to Christians as the Old Testament.
3. (often lowercase) the sacred writings of any religion.
4. (lowercase) any book, reference work, periodical, etc., accepted as authoritative, informative, or reliable: He regarded that particular bird book as the birdwatchers' bible.


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[Origin: 1300–50; ME bible, bibel < OF bible < ML biblia (fem. sing.) < Gk, in tà biblía tà hagía (Septuagint) the holy books; biblíon, byblíon papyrus roll, strip of papyrus, equiv. to býbl(os) papyrus (after Býblos, a Phoenician port where papyrus was prepared and exported) + -ion n. suffix]
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Answer 5

It's an acronym

B.I.B.L.E.

Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth

Answer 6

Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth = BIBLE

Answer 7

right about library...and like all librairies its constantly updated..................it also has...bi....in accordance with or to or for......and ble.....the grains..the rice...the wheat....the millet....the SEEDS of life...................the roman emperor constantine...on the advice of his mother.... put it togethr at the council of niacia..from a selection of all the considered sacred texts known at the time......and it was to become the WHOLEY BIBLE ....or collected library of the wholly roman empire....and was ment to bring peace on earth and good will to all men.................like all the bibles found in civilized worlds..and uncivilized for that matter they all try to help man live with himself/others/ the changing universe and to know our part in creation...and be better servants..on earth....some of the texts are written to explain processes that occur and our present languages don't often interpret things in that light.............the five letters...are five ongoing ..life processes..and they are integrative pages......all w.. holesum...ty

Answer 8

Greek.

Answer 9

It means 'book', and I believe it looks the same in Greek and Latin, just with a different alphabet.

Answer 10

Biblios, greek, meaning, a collection of books, a library.