What does δεύτερος (deúteros) mean in the Bible?
δεύτερος (deúteros): Second in sequence or occurrence; can denote rank, time, or position within a series.
Greek · G1208
δεύτερος
(Ordinal) second (in time, place, or rank; also adverb)
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δεύτερος G1208
Pronunciation deúteros
What does δεύτερος (deúteros) mean in the Bible?
δεύτερος (deúteros): Second in sequence or occurrence; can denote rank, time, or position within a series.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1208?
The BSB source-word alignment has 44 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include second (20), A second time (8), [the] second (4), [my] second (1), a double (1).
Where does δεύτερος (deúteros) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (13), Acts (5), Hebrews (5), John (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It second 20× Matthew 22:26, Luke 12:38, Luke 20:30, Acts 12:10
A second time 8× Matthew 26:42, Mark 14:72, John 3:4, John 9:24
[the] second 4× Matthew 22:39, Mark 12:31, John 4:54, Revelation 20:6
[my] second 1× 2 Peter 3:1
a double 1× 2 Corinthians 1:15
a second [time] 1× Acts 11:9
after 1× Jude 1:5
for a second 1× Hebrews 8:7
second [angel] 1× Revelation 16:3
second [one] 1× Mark 12:21
second [room] 1× Hebrews 9:7
second [servant] 1× Luke 19:18
second [son] 1× Matthew 21:30
second [visit] 1× Acts 7:13
second time 1× 2 Corinthians 13:2
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:30 δευτέρῳ to second [son] Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular Matthew 22:26 δεύτερος to second Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 22:39 δευτέρα to [the] second Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Matthew 26:42 δευτέρου to A second time Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular Mark 12:21 δεύτερος to second [one] Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Mark 12:31 δευτέρα to [The] second Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Mark 14:72 δευτέρου to a second time Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular Luke 12:38 δευτέρᾳ to second Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Luke 19:18 δεύτερος to second [servant] Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 20:30 δεύτερος to second Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 21:30
Aligned rows 44
Books represented 12
Matthew 4 Mark 3 Luke 3 John 4 Acts 5 1 Corinthians 2 2 Corinthians 2 Titus 1 Hebrews 5 2 Peter 1 Jude 1 Revelation 13
Source forms
δεύτερος 11x deuteros Matthew 22:26, Mark 12:21, Luke 19:18, Luke 20:30
δεύτερον 10x deuteron John 3:4, John 4:54, John 21:16, 1 Corinthians 12:28
δευτέρου 7x deuterou Matthew 26:42, Mark 14:72, John 9:24, Acts 10:15
δευτέραν 6x deuteran Acts 12:10, 2 Corinthians 1:15, Titus 3:10, Hebrews 9:7
δευτέρα 3x deutera Matthew 22:39, Mark 12:31, Revelation 11:14
δευτέρῳ 3x deuterō Matthew 21:30, Acts 7:13, Acts 13:33
δευτέρᾳ 1x deutera Luke 12:38
δευτέρας 1x deuteras Hebrews 8:7
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 12x Matthew 22:26, Mark 12:21, Luke 19:18, Luke 20:30
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular 6x Acts 12:10, 2 Corinthians 1:15, Titus 3:10, Hebrews 9:7
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular 6x Matthew 26:42, Mark 14:72, John 9:24, Acts 10:15
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular 5x John 4:54, 2 Corinthians 13:2, Hebrews 9:3, Hebrews 10:9
Adverb 4x John 3:4, John 21:16, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Revelation 19:3
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular 3x Matthew 22:39, Mark 12:31, Revelation 11:14
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 21:30, Acts 13:33
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular 2x Hebrews 9:28, Revelation 2:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Second in sequence or occurrence; can denote rank, time, or position within a series.
Strong's G1208
Lexical occurrences 44 verses Greek text appearances 43 times 16 shown below Word forms 10 forms 44 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 12:35-48 Source Gloss
(ordinal) second (in time, place, or rank; also adverb)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 43 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:30 Adjective Dative Singular Neuter
δευτέρῳ deuterw
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse Matthew 22:26 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
δεύτερος, deuterov
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse Matthew 22:39 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
δευτέρα deutera
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse Matthew 26:42 Adjective Genitive Singular Neuter
δευτέρου deuterou
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse Mark 12:21 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
δεύτερος deuterov
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse Mark 12:31 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
δευτέρα deutera
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse Mark 14:72 Adjective Genitive Singular Neuter
δευτέρου deuterou
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse Luke 12:38 Adjective Dative Singular Feminine
δευτέρᾳ deutera
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse Luke 19:18 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
δεύτερος, deuterov
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse Luke 20:30 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
δεύτερος deuterov
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse John 3:4 Adverb
δεύτερον deuteron
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse John 4:54 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
δεύτερον deuteron
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse John 9:24 Adjective Genitive Singular Neuter
δευτέρου deuterou
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse John 21:16 Adverb
δεύτερον, deuteron
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse Acts 7:13 Adjective Dative Singular Neuter
δευτέρῳ deuterw
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verse Acts 10:15 Adjective Genitive Singular Neuter
δευτέρου deuterou
second, in the second place, for the second time
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 44 Case pattern Nominative (16) Number pattern Singular (38)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 22:26 · Mark 12:21 · Luke 19:18 · Luke 20:30 · 1 Cor 15:47 · Rev 8:8 · Rev 14:8 · Rev 16:3 · Rev 20:6 · Rev 20:14 · Rev 21:8 · Rev 21:19 12×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 22:39 · Mark 12:31 · Rev 11:14 3×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Rev 4:7 1×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 26:42 · Mark 14:72 · John 9:24 · Acts 10:15 · Acts 11:9 · Rev 6:3 6×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Heb 9:28 · Rev 2:11 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 8:7 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 21:30 · Acts 13:33 2×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 12:38 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Acts 7:13 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter John 3:4 · John 4:54 · John 21:16 · 1 Cor 12:28 · 2 Cor 13:2 · Heb 9:3 · Heb 10:9 · Jude 1:5 · Rev 19:3 9×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Ordinal numeral indicating second position in sequential order or rank
Showing 1 selected witness from 44 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
δεύτερος is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain