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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
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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
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[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
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* 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
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"[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
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IDIOMELA OF S. JOHN THE MONK poia tou biou truphe diamenei lupes ametochos;
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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
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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
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Note 372, "[Greek: hê alazoneia biou]": 'alaxoneia' in original.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) Augustus De Morgan 1838
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* 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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