What does δύο · ἡμέρα mean in the Bible?
δύο · ἡμέρα is a Greek phrase meaning ""two"".
Greek · G1417, G2250
δύο ἡμέρας
"Two" · day
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δύοG1417"two"
Pronunciationdýo
Commonly used in distributive sense (two by two, two apiece) emphasizing paired division or grouping.
Open lexicon entry →ἡμέραG2250day
Pronunciationhēméra
Open lexicon entry →What does δύο ἡμέρας (dyo hēmeras) mean in the Bible?
δύο · ἡμέρα is a Greek phrase meaning ""two"".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1417, G2250?
G1417, G2250 is connected to 135 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. "two"
Source Gloss
"two"
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 patterns10Aligned forms135Case patternAccusative (71)Number patternPlural (135)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 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 10:1733×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineMatt 24:41 · Luke 17:35 · Luke 22:38 · Gal 4:24 · Rev 9:12 · Rev 11:4 · Rev 12:148×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterMatt 10:291×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 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 5:1910×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterLuke 12:6 · Phil 1:23 · Heb 6:183×
Dative · Plural · MasculineMatt 6:24 · Mark 16:12 · Luke 12:52 · Luke 16:13 · Heb 10:28 · Rev 11:36×
Dative · Plural · FeminineMatt 22:40 · Acts 12:6 · Acts 21:333×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 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 9:4746×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 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 13:1117×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMatt 18:8 · Matt 26:2 · Mark 9:43 · Mark 14:1 · John 4:40 · John 4:43 · John 11:6 · Acts 19:348×