Greek · G1417, G229, G846

δύο ἀλήθουσαι ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό

"Two" · to grind · it/s/he

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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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ἀλήθω G229 to grind

Pronunciation alḗthō

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αὐτός G846 it/s/he

Pronunciation autós

In oblique cases, functions as simple third-person pronoun; in nominative, emphasizes identity or distinction.

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What does δύο ἀλήθουσαι ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό (dyo alēthousai epi to auto) mean in the Bible?

δύο · ἀλήθω · αὐτός is a Greek phrase meaning "two women grinding together".

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Questions this entry answers

What does δύο · ἀλήθω · αὐτός mean in the Bible?

δύο · ἀλήθω · αὐτός is a Greek phrase meaning "two women grinding together".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1417, G229, G846?

G1417, G229, G846 is connected to 135 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. two women grinding together

Strong's G1417, G229, G846

Lexical occurrences 135 verses Word forms 10 forms 135 references

Source Gloss

two women grinding together

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×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

participle 1

Tense

present 1

Voice

active 1

Mood

participle 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 24:41 ἀλήθουσαι present active participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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