"a small volume or scroll, a little book, Rev. 10:2, 9, 10*"
Definition and meaning
a small volume or scroll, a little book, Rev. 10:2, 9, 10*
In the original Greek the word is written: βιβλαρίδιον
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of biblaridion (G974) across the King James Bible.
And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
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Common questions
Strong's G974 (biblaridion) is a Greek word that means: a small volume or scroll, a little book, Rev. 10:2, 9, 10* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word biblaridion (G974) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G974 is biblaridion, a Greek word defined as: a small volume or scroll, a little book, Rev. 10:2, 9, 10*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
biblaridion is a Greek word found in the New Testament.