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  • The grapes are carefully woven into a giant cluster called a "biou," the word said to originate from a local term "biau raisins," which means beautiful grapes.

    Michael Tulipan: Raising Flowers To The Roof In Arbois, France Michael Tulipan 2011

  • With the priest's blessing, the biou is raised towards the ceiling of the church, slowly spinning like a large top, where it will remain for up to three weeks.

    Michael Tulipan: Raising Flowers To The Roof In Arbois, France Michael Tulipan 2011

  • [48] Ou gar epeidan pampan akatalepton to Theion dia touto pou pantos medolos zetein peri autou proseken, all 'en rastone ton tou biou katanaliskein chronon; kata de to metron to merithen ekasto para tou kuriou, tes gnoseos ten exetasin philoponos poieisthai; hoti men akatalepton akribos pepeismenous; eph' hoson de choroumen dia tes theorias, heautous ekeino sunaptontas.

    Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967

  • * Ou gar epeidan pampan akatalepton to Theion dia touto pou pantos medolos zetein peri autou proseken, all 'en rastone ton tou biou katanaliskein chronon; kata de to metron to merithen ekasto para tou kuriou, tes gnoseos ten exetasin philoponos poieisthai; hoti men akatalepton akribos pepeismenous; eph' hoson de choroumen dia tes theorias, heautous ekeino sunaptontas: [4948] 1

    Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967

  • "[Greek: Basileu despota] (= the sun), [Greek: hilathi kai didou pasin hêmin hugiên katharan, prêxis agathas kai biou telos esthlon]."

    The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Franz Cumont

  • IDIOMELA OF S. JOHN THE MONK poia tou biou truphe diamenei lupes ametochos;

    Hymns of the Holy Eastern Church 1902

  • I. 3: [Greek: Hêmeteron oun ergon kai biou kai mathêmatôn tên episkepsin pasi parechein].] [Footnote 423: See the exposition of the doctrine of God in Aristides with the conclusion found in all the Apologists, that God requires no offerings and presents.] [Footnote 424: Even Tatian says in c.

    History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890

  • SECOND MESSENGER. isto d 'ostis oux upopteros phrontisin daeis, tan a paidolumas talaina THestias mesato purdae tina pronoian, kataithousa paidos daphoinon dalon elik', epei molon matrothen keladese; summetron te diai biou moirokranton es amar.

    Atalanta in Calydon Algernon Charles Swinburne 1873

  • Note 372, "[Greek: hê alazoneia biou]": 'alaxoneia' in original.

    A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) Augustus De Morgan 1838

  • * sunkakopathēson hōs kalos stratiōtēs I.Ch. oudeis strateuomenos empleketai tais tou biou pragmateiais, hina tō stratologēsanti aresē. ean de athlēsē tis, ou stephanoutai ean mē nomimōs athlēsē: [1445] 1

    The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908

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