βυβλίον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• βιβλίον (biblíon) — Attic, Koine

Etymology

βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /by.blí.on/ → /βyˈβli.on/ → /viˈvli.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /by.blí.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /byˈbli.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βyˈβli.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vyˈvli.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /viˈvli.on/

Noun

βυβλίον • (bublíon) n (genitive βυβλίου); second declension

1. Strip of papyrus
2. Small book, tablet, letter
3. Any book or writing

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ βυβλῐ́ον; τοῦ βυβλῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ βυβλῐ́ον tò bublĭ́on	τὼ βυβλῐ́ω tṑ bublĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ βυβλῐ́ᾰ tằ bublĭ́ă
Genitive	τοῦ βυβλῐ́ου toû bublĭ́ou	τοῖν βυβλῐ́οιν toîn bublĭ́oin	τῶν βυβλῐ́ων tôn bublĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ βυβλῐ́ῳ tôi bublĭ́ōi	τοῖν βυβλῐ́οιν toîn bublĭ́oin	τοῖς βυβλῐ́οις toîs bublĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸ βυβλῐ́ον tò bublĭ́on	τὼ βυβλῐ́ω tṑ bublĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ βυβλῐ́ᾰ tằ bublĭ́ă
Vocative	βυβλῐ́ον bublĭ́on	βυβλῐ́ω bublĭ́ō	βυβλῐ́ᾰ bublĭ́ă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• βυβλίον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)