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Θωμᾶς ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος

The twin; Thomas, a Christian · to say · double, i.e. twin; Didymus, a Christian

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Θωμᾶς G2381 the twin; Thomas, a Christian
Pronunciation Thōmâs
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λέγω G3004 to say
Pronunciation légō
Emphasizes meaning and thought content of speech, not mere utterance; what is said corresponds to thought
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Δίδυμος G1324 double, i.e. twin; Didymus, a Christian
Pronunciation Dídymos
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What does Θωμᾶς ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος (Thōmas ho legomenos Didymos) mean in the Bible?

Θωμᾶς · λέγω · Δίδυμος is a Greek word meaning "Thomas called the Twin".

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Meaning

Thomas called the Twin
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:3 · John 11:16 · John 14:5 · John 20:24 · John 20:26 · John 20:28 · John 21:2 · Acts 1:13 8×
Dative · Singular · Masculine John 20:27 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Mark 3:18 · Luke 6:15 2×
11 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1307 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 2 ongoing 654 imperative 9 background 151 subjunctive 10 infinitive 43 participle 438
Tense
present 1134 imperfect 151 aorist 22
Voice
active 1282 passive 25
Mood
indicative 807 participle 438 infinitive 43 subjunctive 10 imperative 9
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:20 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 1:22 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 1:22 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 2:13 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 2:15 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:15 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 2:17 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:17 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 2:2 λέγοντες present active participle participle Matthew 2:20 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 2:23 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 3:14 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 3:17 λέγουσα present active participle participle Matthew 3:2 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 3:3 ῥηθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 3:3 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 3:9 λέγειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 3:9 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:10 λέγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:14 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 4:14 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 4:17 λέγειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 4:19 λέγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:6 λέγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:18 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:2 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 5:20 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:22 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:26 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:28 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:32 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:34 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:39 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:44 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:16 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:2 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:25 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:29 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:31 λέγοντες present active participle participle Matthew 6:5 λέγω present active indicative ongoing +1267 more occurrences

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)

Cross-Language Connections

Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.

H8380 Related Hebrew
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.

John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Mark 16 — He Has Risen: The Empty Tomb, the Angelic Announcement, Galilee Promise, and Trembling Witness Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King

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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