G975 — βιβλίον (biblion)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G975
Original: βιβλίον
Transliteration: biblion
Pronunciation: bib-lee'-on
Part of Speech: Neuter noun
Root: Diminutive of βίβλος (biblos, G976) — the inner bark of the papyrus plant
Occurrences: 28 unique verses (34 tokens) in NT
First Occurrence: Mat 19:7 — "Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement?"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

A diminutive of βίβλος (G976); a roll or scroll: — bill, book, scroll, writing.

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Domain 6.10: Instruments Used in Marking and Writing — scroll, roll, book
Domain 33.005: Written Language — scroll, roll, book
Other words in domain 6.10: βιβλαρίδιον (G974), βίβλος (G976), γράμμα (G1121), ἐπιστολή (G1992), κάλαμος (G2563), κατασφραγίζω (G2696), κεφαλίς (G2777), μέλας (G3189), μεμβράνα (G3200), σφραγίζω (G4972), σφραγίς (G4973)

UBS Semantic Domains¶

[006] Artifacts — search_relationships.py places βιβλίον among physical writing objects and documentary artifacts.
[033] Communication — the same tool also tags βιβλίον for its content-bearing role as written communication, prophecy, or legal record.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
book	20	71.4%
a book	2	7.1%
books	2	7.1%
the books	2	7.1%
a bill	1	3.6%
a scroll	1	3.6%
a writing	1	3.6%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Revelation	18	4.5
2 Timothy	1	1.2
Galatians	1	0.7
Hebrews	2	0.7
Luke	2	0.2
John	2	0.2
Matthew	1	0.1
Mark	1	0.1

Overwhelmingly concentrated in Revelation (18 of 28 verses, 64%). Outside Revelation, usage is scattered across Gospels, Pauline letters, and Hebrews with no concentration. Absent from OT quotation-heavy books like Romans or James.

Semantic Categories¶

1. The Sealed/Opened Scroll (Revelation Throne-Room)¶

Rev 5:1 — "a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals"
Rev 5:2 — "Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?"
Rev 5:5 — "the Lion of the tribe of Juda... hath prevailed to open the book"
Rev 5:9 — "Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof"

2. The Book of Life / Registry of Names¶

Rev 13:8 — "whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb"
Rev 17:8 — "whose names were not written in the book of life"
Rev 20:12 — "another book was opened, which is the book of life"
Rev 21:27 — "they which are written in the Lamb's book of life"

3. The Book of Judgment / Records¶

Rev 20:12 — "the books were opened... the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books"

4. The Book of Prophecy (Revelation as Document)¶

Rev 1:11 — "What thou seest, write in a book"
Rev 22:7 — "he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book"
Rev 22:18 — "If any man shall add unto these things... this book"
Rev 22:19 — "if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy"

5. Scripture / Sacred Text (OT Reference)¶

Luk 4:17 — "there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias"
Luk 4:20 — "he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister"
Gal 3:10 — "it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law"
Heb 10:7 — "in the volume of the book it is written of me"

6. Written Record / Document¶

Jhn 20:30 — "many other signs... which are not written in this book"
Jhn 21:25 — "I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books"
2Ti 4:13 — "bring with thee... the books, but especially the parchments"

7. Legal Document (Bill of Divorce)¶

Mat 19:7 — "command to give a writing of divorcement"
Mar 10:4 — "Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
γράφω (grapho)	G1125	13x (46%)	"written in the book" — what is inscribed in the scroll
πᾶς (pas)	G3956	7x (25%)	"every one... in the book" — universal scope of the written record
ἀνοίγω (anoigo)	G455	6x (21%)	"open the book" — unsealing and revealing contents
θεός (theos)	G2316	6x (21%)	"of God" — divine authorship or ownership
λόγος (logos)	G3056	5x (18%)	"the words of the book" — contents of prophecy
ζωή (zoe)	G2222	4x (14%)	"book of life" — registry of the living
σφραγίς (sphragis)	G4973	4x (14%)	"sealed with seven seals" — the sealed scroll
προφητεία (propheteia)	G4394	4x (14%)	"the prophecy of this book" — Revelation as prophetic scroll
ἑπτά (hepta)	G2033	3x (11%)	"seven seals" — the number of seals on the scroll

Word Family / Cognates¶

G976 βίβλος (biblos) — parent form; the inner bark of papyrus, hence a scroll or book. 12 verses. Used for "book of the generation" (Mat 1:1), "book of life" (Php 4:3, Rev 3:5), and OT references (Mk 12:26, Lk 3:4, 20:42, Acts 1:20, 7:42). Biblion is the diminutive but in NT usage carries no sense of "smaller" — the two are essentially synonymous.
G974 βιβλαρίδιον (biblaridion) — double diminutive; "little scroll." Used only in Rev 10:2, 9, 10 for the open scroll in the angel's hand.

Synonyms¶

G4109 πλάξ (plax) — tablet; search_relationships.py surfaced it as a nearby writing-surface term in the same documentary field rather than a full substitute for every biblion use.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G975.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
βίβλος (biblos)	G976	"book"	Parent form. In practice interchangeable with biblion in NT. Biblos appears in "book of life" in Php 4:3 and Rev 3:5; biblion takes over for the same phrase in Rev 13:8, 17:8, 20:12, 21:27
סֵפֶר (sepher)	H5612	"book"	The primary Hebrew equivalent — covers the same range (scroll, book, letter, legal document) in OT. 142 LXX co-occurrences

Domain Neighbors (Louw-Nida 6.10)¶

Word	Strong's	Total Verses	Primary KJV Translation(s)	Key Difference
βίβλος (biblos)	G976	12	book	Parent form — essentially synonymous in NT usage
γράμμα (gramma)	G1121	14	bill, letters, writing	Individual letter of the alphabet, or a written document/bill
ἐπιστολή (epistole)	G1992	23	epistle, letters	A sent letter or epistle — implies a recipient
κεφαλίς (kephalis)	G2777	1	the volume	A section or head of a scroll (Heb 10:7, quoting Ps 40:7)
μεμβράνα (membrana)	G3200	1	parchments	The physical writing material (animal skin), not the content
σφραγίζω (sphragizo)	G4972	17	sealed	To affix a seal — the act of closing/authenticating
σφραγίς (sphragis)	G4973	16	seal, seals	The seal itself — the mark or device that secures
κατασφραγίζω (katasphragizo)	G2696	1	sealed	Intensive form — to seal up completely (Rev 5:1)

Hebrew Source (via LXX)¶

Hebrew Source	Strong's	Co-occurrences	PMI Score
סֵפֶר (sepher)	H5612	142	6.96
כָּתַב (kathab)	H3789	99	6.16
תּוֹרָה (towrah)	H8451	21	3.90
כְּרִיתוּת (kerithuth)	H3748	4	7.24
חָתַם (chatham)	H2856	7	5.52

The dominant LXX source is H5612 סֵפֶר (sepher) with 142 co-occurrences — the standard Hebrew word for scroll/book/document. H3748 כְּרִיתוּת (kerithuth, "divorce document") has the highest PMI, reflecting the specialized "bill of divorcement" usage.