What does διπλοῦς (diploûs) mean in the Bible?
διπλοῦς (diploûs): Double in quantity or intensity; often used for punishment or reward measured at twice the ordinary rate
Greek · G1362
διπλοῦς
Two-fold
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διπλοῦςG1362
Pronunciationdiploûs
What does διπλοῦς (diploûs) mean in the Bible?
διπλοῦς (diploûs): Double in quantity or intensity; often used for punishment or reward measured at twice the ordinary rate
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1362?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a double [portion] (1), double (1), of double (1), twice as much (1).
Where does διπλοῦς (diploûs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (2), 1 Timothy (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita double [portion]1×Revelation 18:6
double1×Revelation 18:6
of double1×1 Timothy 5:17
twice as much1×Matthew 23:15
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 23:15διπλότερονtotwice as muchAdjective - Accusative Masculine Singular - Comparative1 Timothy 5:17διπλῆςtoof doubleAdjective - Genitive Feminine SingularRevelation 18:6διπλᾶtodoubleAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralRevelation 18:6διπλοῦνtoa double [portion]Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 23:15
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Matthew11 Timothy1Revelation2
Source forms
διπλᾶ1xdiplaRevelation 18:6
διπλῆς1xdiplēs1 Timothy 5:17
διπλότερον1xdiploteronMatthew 23:15
διπλοῦν1xdiplounRevelation 18:6
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular - Comparative1xMatthew 23:15
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural1xRevelation 18:6
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular1xRevelation 18:6
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular1x1 Timothy 5:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Double in quantity or intensity; often used for punishment or reward measured at twice the ordinary rate
Strong'sG1362
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms4 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
two-fold
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Double in quantity or intensity; often used for punishment or reward measured at twice the ordinary rate
(poët., διπλός, whence corp. -ότερον), -όη, -όον (-οῦ, -ῆ, -οῦν) [in LXX for כָּפַל, מִשְׁנֶה, and cognates ;] twofold, double: 1Ti.5:17, Rev.18:6; διπλότιρον, in twofold measure: Mat.23:15.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:15Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
διπλότερονdiploteron
double, two-fold
Read verse1 Timothy 5:17Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
διπλῆςdiplhv
double, two-fold
Read verseRevelation 18:6Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
διπλᾶdipla
double, two-fold
Read verseRevelation 18:6Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
διπλοῦν.diploun
double, two-fold
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 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine1 Tim 5:171×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 23:151×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterRev 18:61×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterRev 18:61×
Word Origins
διπλοῦς is built from these roots:
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