The word which we translate as "bible" or "book" is found in the New Testament, if you read it in the Koine, as it was initially written, and it is the first word of the NT (the second in English).
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G976
βίβλος
biblos
Thayer Definition:
1) a written book, a roll, a scroll
Part of Speech: noun neuter
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: primitive root
Citing in TDNT: 1:615, 106
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G976
βίβλος
biblos
bib'-los
Properly the inner bark of the papyrus plant, that is, (by implication) a sheet or scroll of writing: - book.
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Found in the New Testament:
βίβλος = the very first word of the NT, in Mt. 1:1
Mk. 12:26; Lk. 3:4, 20:42; Ac. 1:20, 7:42: 19:19; Php. 4:3; Rev. 3:5, 13:8, 20:15, 22:19
(Found three times in Rev. 22:19)
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Also found in the NT:
G974
βιβλιαρίδιον
bibliaridion
bib-lee-ar-id'-ee-on
A diminutive of G975; a booklet: - little book.
G975
βιβλίον
biblion
bib-lee'-on
A diminutive of G976; a roll: - bill, book, scroll, writing.
 'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, ' it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.'
'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.' 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.' |
The word “Bible” is not found anywhere in the Bible. It is a proper noun descriptive of one particular collection of books.