noun greek

biblus

gen. bibli · gender feminine · decl. 2nd

= βίβλος (βύβλος)

the papyrus; a sort of rush that grew largely in Egypt; from the inner bark of which paper was made poetic •

the papyrus, a sort of rush that grew largely in Egypt, from the inner bark of which paper was made (poet. for the more usual papyrus): flumineae, Luc. 3, 222; cf. Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71 sq.—Meton., paper, Sedul. 1, 6.

Perseus ID: n5274 Key: biblus