Latin and Greek term for 'books' or 'the books', referring to the collection of sacred texts that form the Christian Bible. The plural of biblion, meaning book or scroll.
From Greek βιβλία (biblia), plural of βιβλίον (biblion) 'book, scroll', ultimately from βύβλος (byblos) 'papyrus'. Named after the Phoenician city Byblos, a major source of papyrus for writing. The plural became singular in Latin, creating our word 'Bible'.
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