βίος[ῐ] G0979
life, manner of living; livelihood, possessions, means of living
Senses
1. life, manner of living — The noun βίος in its primary sense of life or manner of living, referring to one's earthly existence, daily life, or way of life as opposed to ζωή (spiritual/eternal life). Glosses emphasize life as lived experience: English 'life/living,' Spanish 'vida,' Hindi जीवन (life), Arabic الحَياةِ (life), Korean 삶 (life), Swahili maisha (life/lifestyle). This sense encompasses the duration and quality of earthly existence. 5×
AR["الحَياةِ","حَياةً","حَياةِ","مَعيشَتِها"]·ben["জীবন","জীবনের"]·DE["Leben","βίον›","βίου"]·EN["life","living"]·FR["vie"]·heb["הַחַיִּים","חַיִּים"]·HI["जिवन","जीवन","जेएवन"]·ID["hidup","hidup,","kehidupan"]·IT["bion","biou","vita"]·jav["gesang"]·KO["삶-의","삶을"]·PT["sustento","vida","vida,"]·RU["жизни","жизнь","житейская,","имущество"]·ES["vida"]·SW["maisha"]·TR["geçimini›,","hayat","yaşamı","yaşamın","yaşamın,"]·urd["زندگی","زندگی-کے","زندگی،","مال"]
2. livelihood, possessions, means of living — The noun βίος in its secondary sense of livelihood, material possessions, or means of subsistence — what one has to live on. Clusters S64144 and S64143 converge here: both refer to material resources rather than life itself. Multilingual evidence confirms: S64144 has Spanish 'bienes' (goods/property), Hindi धन (wealth/money), Swahili 'mali' (property/possessions), Arabic مَعِيشَتَكَ (your livelihood), Korean 소유 (possessions). S64143 has Spanish 'sustento' (sustenance), Hindi जीविका (livelihood), Arabic مَعيشَة (livelihood), Korean 생활비 (living expenses), Swahili maisha (living). Both denote material means of living. 5×
AR["مَعيشَةُ","مَعيشَةِ","مَعيشَتِ","مَعِيشَةَ","مَعِيشَتَكَ"]·ben["জীবন-যাপন","জীবিকা","জীবিকার"]·DE["Leben","βίον"]·EN["livelihood","living"]·FR["vie"]·heb["הַ-חַיִּים","הַנְּכָסִים","חַיֶּיהָ","נְכָסִים","נְכָסֶיךָ"]·HI["जीविका","धन","धन।"]·ID["harta","kehidupan","penghidupan","penghidupan-nya"]·IT["bion","vita"]·jav["bandha","gesang","pagesangan","pagesangan.","panggesangan"]·KO["생활비를","생활을","소유-를"]·PT["bens","sustento"]·RU["достаток","пропитание","состояние"]·ES["bienes","sustento","vida"]·SW["maisha","mali"]·TR["geçimini","mallarını"]·urd["دولت","روزی","گزارہ","گزر"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
βίος[ῐ], ὁ, life, i. e. not animal life (ζωή), but mode of life Refs 3rd c.AD+, manner of living (mostly therefore of men, see Refs 5th c.AD+; but also of animals, διεχώριζον ζῴων τε βίον δένδρων τε φύσιν Refs 8th c.BC+; διέρχεσθαι βίου τέλος uncertain in Refs 5th c.BC+; proverbial, ὁ ἐπὶ Κρόνου βίος 'the Golden Age', Refs 5th c.BC+: rarely in plural, Refs 4th c.BC+; τίνες καὶ πόσοι εἰσὶ β.; Refs…