What does ἀνά · δύο mean in the Bible?
ἀνά · δύο is a Greek phrase meaning "two by two, in pairs".
Greek · G303, G1417
ἀνὰ δύο
Each · "two"
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ἀνά G303 each
Pronunciation aná
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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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What does ἀνὰ δύο (ana duo) mean in the Bible?
ἀνά · δύο is a Greek phrase meaning "two by two, in pairs".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G303, G1417?
G303, G1417 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. two by two, in pairs
Source Gloss
two by two, in pairs
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 2 Aligned forms 13
Matt 20:9 · Matt 20:10 · Luke 9:3 · Luke 9:14 · Luke 10:1 · John 2:6 · Rev 4:8 · Rev 21:21 8×
Matt 13:25 · Mark 7:31 · 1 Cor 6:5 · 1 Cor 14:27 · Rev 7:17 5×
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