BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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GREEK · G5489
chartēs — paper
χάρτης, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Isa.8:1 A, Jer.36:2, 6 36:23 (מְגִלָּה) * ;] a sheet of paper, made of papyrus strips (see Kennedy, Sources, 42; Milligan, NTD, 10-12; DB, iv, 945 f.): II Jn 12 (Plat., Inscr.).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3627
ke.li — article/utensil
1) article, vessel, implement, utensil 1a) article, object (general) 1b) utensil, implement, apparatus, vessel 1b1) implement (of hunting or war) 1b2) implement (of music) 1b3) implement, tool (of labour) 1b4) equipment, yoke (of oxen) 1b5) utensils, furniture 1c) vessel, receptacle (general) 1d) vessels (boats) of paper-reed
263 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G975
biblion — scroll
βιβλίον, -ου, τό (diminutive of βίβλος, which see), [in LXX also in the alternat. form βυβ-, chiefly for סֶפֶר and the most frequently of the cognate forms ;] 1. a paper, letter, written document: β. ἀποστασίου, bill of divorce, Mat.19:7, Mrk.10:4. 2. a book, a roll: Luk.4:17, 20 Jhn.20:30 21:25, Gal.3:10, 2Ti.4:13, Heb.9:19 10:7, Rev.1:11 5:1-9 6:14 10:8 20:12 22:7-19; β. τ. ζωῆς, Rev.13:8 17:8 20:12 21:27. † (AS)
29 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G976
biblos — book
βίβλος, -ου, ἡ (variant form of βύβλος, the Egyptian papyrus, paper made from its fibrous coat), [in LXX for סֶפֶר, the form βύβ- being sometimes used ;] a book, a roll, used much less frequently than βιβλίον, and with a "connotation of sacredness and veneration" (MM, Exp., x), Mat.1:1 Mrk.12:26, Luk.3:4 20:42 Act.1:20 7:42 19:19; β. τ. ζωῆς, Php.4:3, Rev.3:5 20:15.† (AS)
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20188
bublos — papyrus
1. the Egyptian papyrus , the root and triangular stalk of which were eaten by the poor, (Herdotus Historicus) 2. its fibrous coats , as prepared for ropes, (Herdotus Historicus); compare βύβλινος. 3. the outer coat of the papyrus, used for writing on, hence in plural leaves of byblus , (Herdotus Historicus) 4. a paper, book , (Herdotus Historicus); in this sense more commonly written βίβλος (q. see.):—;plural βύβλα, τά, [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8599
papuros — papyrus (plant)
1. the papyrus , an Egyptian rush with triangular stalks: paper was made by peeling off its outer coat βύβλος); and gluing the slips together. 2. anything made of it, linen, cord , etc., [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9122
skutalē — a stave
1. a staff, cudgel, club , [variant datesAnthology Palantina 2. at Sparta, a staff or baton , used as a cypher for writing dispatches:—;a strip of leather was rolled slantwise round it, on which the dispatches were written lengthwise, so that when unrolled they were unintelligible: commanders abroad had a staff of like thickness, round which they rolled these papers, and so were able to read the dispatches:—;hence σκυτάλη came to mean a Spartan dispatch , (Thucydides); and generally a message , (Pindar) derivation uncertain (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9707
chartion — papyrus paper
papyrus paper
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →The expression in the Authorized Version (Isa. 19:7), “the paper reeds by the brooks,” is in the Revised Version more correctly “the meadows by the Nile.” The words undoubtedly refer to a grassy place on the banks of the Nile fit for pasturage. In 2 John 1:12 the word is used in its proper sense. The material so referred to was manufactured from the papyrus, and hence its name. The papyrus (Heb. gome) was a kind of bulrush (q.v.). It is mentioned by Job (8:11) and Isaiah (35:7). It was used for many purposes. This plant (Papyrus Nilotica) is now unknown in Egypt; no trace of it can be found. The unaccountable disappearance of this plant from Egypt was foretold by Isaiah (19:6, 7) as a part of the divine judgment on that land. The most extensive papyrus growths now known are in the marshes at the northern end of the lake of Merom.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
