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δύο

"Two"

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δύο G1417

Pronunciation dýo

What does δύο (dýo) mean in the Bible?

δύο (dýo) is a Greek word meaning ""two"". δύο, numeral, indecl.

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Meaning

"two"

Extended definition

Commonly used in distributive sense (two by two, two apiece) emphasizing paired division or grouping.

two: Mat.19:6, Mrk.10:8, Jhn.2:6, al.; with pl. noun, Mat.9:27 10:10, al.; οἱ, τῶν, τοὺς δ., Mat.19:5 20:24, Mrk.10:8, Eph.2:15, al.; δ. ἐξ, Luk.24:13; distrib., ἀνὰ, κατὰ δ., two and two, two apiece: Luk.10:1 (WH, ἀνὰ δ. [δύο]), Jhn.2:6, 1Co.14:27; δύο δύο (= ἀνὰ δ., as LXX, Gen.6:19 for שְׁנַיִם שְׁנַיִם, but not merely "Hebraism," cf. μυρία μυρία, Æsch., Pers., 981, and for usage in π. and MGr., see M, Pr., 21, 97), Mrk.6:7; εἰς δ. (two and two, Xen., Cyr., 7, 5, 17), into two parts, Mat.27:51, Mrk.15:38.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Luke 10:25-37 two dýo Accusative · Plural · Neuter

Cardinal number in parable: two men pass by wounded traveler on road

Luke 15:11-32 two dýo

Cardinal number in parable: father has two sons, one rebellious and one obedient

Luke 17:20-37 two dýo Nominative · Plural · Feminine

Distributive usage: two people in same location, one taken and one left behind

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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