Greek · G3326, G1417, G2250

μετὰ δύο ἡμέρας

With/after · "two" · day

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μετά G3326 with/after
Pronunciation metá
Marks association/companionship with persons or divine presence; gradually replaced σύν in NT usage.
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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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ἡμέρα G2250 day
Pronunciation hēméra
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What does μετὰ δύο ἡμέρας (meta duo hemeras) mean in the Bible?

μετά · δύο · ἡμέρα is a Greek phrase meaning "properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between or and or ; less intimate than and less close than )".

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What does μετά · δύο · ἡμέρα mean in the Bible?

μετά · δύο · ἡμέρα is a Greek phrase meaning "properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between or and or ; less intimate than and less close than )".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3326, G1417, G2250?

G3326, G1417, G2250 is connected to 470 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between or and or ; less intimate than and less close than )

Source Gloss

properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between or and or ; less intimate than and less close than )
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 470
Matt 1:12 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 2:3 · Matt 2:11 · Matt 4:21 · Matt 5:25 · Matt 5:41 · Matt 8:11 · Matt 9:11 · Matt 9:15 · Matt 12:3 · Matt 12:4 · Matt 12:30 · Matt 12:41 · Matt 12:42 · Matt 12:45 470×
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