What does δύο · δηνάριον mean in the Bible?
δύο · δηνάριον is a Greek phrase meaning "two denarii, two silver day-wage coins".
Greek · G1417, G1220
δύο δηνάρια
"Two" · a denarius (or ten asses)
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δύο G1417 "two"
Pronunciation dýo
Commonly used in distributive sense (two by two, two apiece) emphasizing paired division or grouping.
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δηνάριον G1220 a denarius (or ten asses)
Pronunciation dēnárion
Roman coin representing a day's typical wage for a laborer, used to illustrate economic value.
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What does δύο δηνάρια (duo dēnaria) mean in the Bible?
δύο · δηνάριον is a Greek phrase meaning "two denarii, two silver day-wage coins".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1417, G1220?
G1417, G1220 is connected to 135 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. two denarii, two silver day-wage coins
Source Gloss
two denarii, two silver day-wage coins
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 135 Case pattern Accusative (71) Number pattern Plural (135)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 8:28 · Matt 9:27 · Matt 18:19 · Matt 18:20 · Matt 19:5 · Matt 19:6 · Matt 20:21 · Matt 20:30 · Matt 24:40 · Matt 26:60 · Matt 27:38 · Mark 10:8 · Luke 7:41 · Luke 9:13 · Luke 9:30 · Luke 10:17 33×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 24:41 · Luke 17:35 · Luke 22:38 · Gal 4:24 · Rev 9:12 · Rev 11:4 · Rev 12:14 8×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 10:29 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 18:16 · Matt 20:24 · Matt 21:31 · Matt 27:21 · John 1:40 · John 8:17 · Acts 1:24 · Acts 12:6 · 2 Cor 13:1 · 1 Tim 5:19 10×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Luke 12:6 · Phil 1:23 · Heb 6:18 3×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 6:24 · Mark 16:12 · Luke 12:52 · Luke 16:13 · Heb 10:28 · Rev 11:3 6×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Matt 22:40 · Acts 12:6 · Acts 21:33 3×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 4:18 · Matt 4:21 · Matt 10:10 · Matt 14:17 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 18:8 · Matt 18:9 · Matt 18:16 · Matt 21:1 · Matt 26:37 · Mark 6:7 · Mark 6:9 · Mark 6:38 · Mark 6:41 · Mark 9:45 · Mark 9:47 46×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 5:41 · Matt 21:28 · Matt 25:15 · Matt 25:17 · Matt 25:22 · Matt 27:51 · Mark 12:42 · Mark 15:38 · Luke 5:2 · Luke 10:35 · Luke 21:2 · John 6:9 · Acts 19:10 · Rev 13:11 17×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 18:8 · Matt 26:2 · Mark 9:43 · Mark 14:1 · John 4:40 · John 4:43 · John 11:6 · Acts 19:34 8×
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