adjective

biōtikas

Greekβιωτικός (biōtikos)

Strong’sG982

belonging to ordinary life

stem biōtik-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

of this life2×ordinary matters1×

What it means

* βιωτικός, -ή, -όν

(< βιός),

pertaining to life, hence, worldly (Field, Notes, 171): Lk 21:34, I Co 6:3, 4.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G982 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidbee-o-tee-kos'

relating to the present existence

Fromfrom a derivative of G980;

King Jamesof (pertaining to, things that pertain to) this life.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	biōtikos	biōtikas	biōtikem	biōtikois	biōtikais	biōtikeim2×βιωτικά
object accusative	biōtikon	biōtikan		biōtikoin	biōtikain
direct address vocative	biōtikor	biōtikar		biōtikoir	biōtikair
of, belonging to genitive	biōtikou	biōtikau	biōtikeu	biōtikoiu	biōtikaiu	biōtikeiu
to, for dative	biōtiko	biōtika	biōtike	biōtikoi	biōtikai1×βιωτικαῖς	biōtikei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

biōtikstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

biōtik is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

biōtikai“of this life”to, fordative plural1×

Luke 21:34“of this life”Prosechavōr de heautoi mēpote barileia vu tais kardiais en kraipala kai metha kai merimnai biōtikai, kai efistanateia epi vin aifnidias tas hēmeras ekeinasBut watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life — and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.

biōtikeim“of this life”subject or objectdirect plural2×

1 Corinthians 6:3“of this life”ouk oidavē hoti angeloin krinani, mētige biōtikeim?Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!

1 Corinthians 6:4“ordinary matters”biōtikeim men oun kritērieim ean echaveiō, toin exouthenirētoin en ta ekklēsa, houtoin kathizavō?So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?