Bible

(Englisch)

Frequenz

B2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈbaɪbəl/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English bible, from Medieval Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material). Old English used biblioþēce (from βιβλιοθήκη) and ġewritu (whence English writs) for "the Scriptures".

Related words

heiliges Buch

heilige Schrift

Buch der Bücher

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