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GreekG1417Adjective

δύο

duo

123Occurrences
G1417Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

"two"

a primary numeral;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
two: , with pl. noun οἱ, τῶν, τοὺς δ., δ. ἐξ; distrib., ἀνὰ, κατὰ δ., two and two, two apiece: *δύο δύο *(= ἀνὰ δ., as LXX, for שְׁנַיִם שְׁנַיִם, but not merely "Hebraism," cf. μυρία μυρία, Æsch., Pers., 981, and for usage in π. and MGr., see M, Pr., 21, 97); εἰς δ. (two and two, Xen., Cyr., 7, 5, 17), into two parts.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A-NUI

Full Description

G:A-NUI

Occurrences

δύο appears 123 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
35
Luke
26
Mark
16
John
13
Acts
12
Revelation
9
1 Corinthians
3
Ephesians
2

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 14:27BSB

If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.

John 1:37BSB

And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

Luke 2:24BSB

and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

Matthew 19:6BSB

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

Matthew 9:27BSB

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

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