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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 word meaning "two by two, in pairs".

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Meaning

two by two, in pairs
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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×
13 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
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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