βύβλος
and βίβλος (see. entry near the end), ἡ, the Egyptian papyrus, Cyperus Papyrus, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.92, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 761, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 17.1.15 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: in plural, stalks of papyrus, [[ PTeb. 308.7 (2nd c.AD). ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 rind enclosing the pith of this plant, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 4.8.4, etc.] Refs 4th c.BC+]: generally, bark, φελλῶν καὶ βύβλων [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 288e, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.96, 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 2.7.2. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2.b in plural, slices of the pith used as writing-material, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.58, 5th c.BC: Hermippus Comicus 63.13 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: singular, strip of β., βύβλον εὐρύναντες ἀντὶ διαδήματος [[ 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.522. ] Refs 1st c.AD+]
__3 roll of papyrus, book, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.100, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 947, etc.: irregular _plural_, βύβλα, τά, “Anthologia Graeca” 9.98 (Stat. Flacc.)] Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of sacred or magical writings, βίβλων ὅμαδον Μουσαίου καὶ Ὀρφέως [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 364e, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.259, NT.Act.19.19, “PPar.” 19.1 (2nd c.AD)] NT+5th c.BC+]; ἱεραί β. [[ “OGI” 56.70 (Canopus, 3rd c.BC)] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; β. ἱερατική [[ “PTeb.” 291.43 (2nd c.AD)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; so of the Scriptures, ἡ β. γενέσεως οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς [[ LXX.Gen.2.4, etc.] LXX]; ἡ β. the Sacred Writings, [[Aristeas 316 ] Refs]; β. Μωυσέως, ψαλμῶν, προφητῶν, [[ NT.Mark.12.26, NT.Act.1.20, 7.42; β. ζωῆς NT.Phil.4.3 ] NT]: plural, of magical books, [[ NT.Acts.19.19. ] NT]