Where does the term "Bible" come from?

[CarloMagnus]

And from what language does it really mean?

The article states that it was used by the year 223AD, and that it was called Biblion or Biblia in Koine Greek and Latin, which means “The Holy Books”. I always figured it meant that that because of the Aramaic wording for it. Can someone clarify?

This is the article:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible#Etymology

-Karl

 

[Aelred_Minor]

Here’s the Online Etymological Dictionary’s entry for the word, if you haven’t seen it.

etymonline.com/index.php?term=bible

 

[1ke]

Biblia is Latin for “book”.

Same root word from which we get bibliography and other similar words.

 

[floresco]

And from what language does it really mean?

The article states that it was used by the year 223AD, and that it was called Biblion or Biblia in Koine Greek and Latin, which means “The Holy Books”. I always figured it meant that that because of the Aramaic wording for it. Can someone clarify?

The Aramaic New Testament is called the Peshitta which literally means straight or pure.
An Aramiac term for the Old Testament is Sefer haTorah which is “book of the Law.”

The Old Testament in Hebrew is called Tanak which is an acronym from the Hebrew words for Law (Torah), Prophets (nabim) and Writings (Ketuvim).

 

[grannymh]

Bible means
Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth

 

[arkwright]

The word Bible is from the Koine Greek “biblia” meaning “the books” .