Umbhalo Waphansi
a Elinye igama lesiGreki elihunyushwa ngokuthi “ukuphila” yilelo elithi biʹos, okuvela kulo amagama esiNgisi anjengelithi “biography” nelithi “biology.” Ngokwe-Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, elithi biʹos libhekisela “enkathini noma ebudeni bokuphila,” “indlela yokuphila” nalokho umuntu “aziphilisa ngakho.”