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Lexicon :: Strong's G1417 - dyo

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δύο
Transliteration
dyo (Key)
Pronunciation
doo'-o
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Part of Speech
indeclinable noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary numeral
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Strong’s Definitions

δύο dýo, doo'-o; a primary numeral; "two":—both, twain, two.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 135x

The KJV translates Strong's G1417 in the following manner: two (122x), twain (10x), both (2x), two and two (with G303) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 135x
The KJV translates Strong's G1417 in the following manner: two (122x), twain (10x), both (2x), two and two (with G303) (1x).

  1. the two, the twain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δύο dýo, doo'-o; a primary numeral; "two":—both, twain, two.
STRONGS G1417:
δύο, genitive indeclinable δύο (as in Epic, and occasionally in Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius, others for δυοῖν, more common in Attic [see Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 289f]); dative δυσί, δυσίν ([-σί in Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13; Acts 21:33 (Tr -σίν), -σίν in Matthew 22:40; Mark 16:12; Luke 12:52 (R G -σί; Acts 12:6 (R G L -σί); Hebrews 10:28; Revelation 11:3 (R G -σί); cf. Tdf. Proleg., p. 98; WHs Appendix, p. 147] — a form not found in the older and better writings, met with in Hippocrates, Aristotle, Theophrastus, frequent from Polybius on, for the Attic δυοῖν); accusative δύο (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 210; Bttm. Ausf. Spr. i., p. 276f; Winers Grammar, § 9, 2 b.; Passow, i., p. 729); two: absolutely, οὐκ ἔτι εἰσὶ δύο, ἀλλὰ σὰρξ μία, Matthew 19:6; Mark 10:8; δύο ἣ τρεῖς, Matthew 18:20; 1 Corinthians 14:29; τρεῖς ἐπὶ δυσὶ κ. δύο ἐπὶ τρισί, Luke 12:52; ἀνὰ and κατὰ δύο, two by two [Winers Grammar, 398 (372); 401 (374); Buttmann, 30 (26)], Luke 9:3 [WH omits; Tr brackets ἀνά]; Luke 10:1 [WH ἀνὰ δύο [δύο]; cf. Acta Philip. § 36, Tdf. edition, p. 92]; John 2:6 [apiece]; 1 Corinthians 14:27; δύο δύο, two and two, Mark 6:7 (so, after the Hebrew, in Genesis 6:19, 20; but the phrase is not altogether foreign even to the Greek poets, as Aesehyl. Pers. 981 μυρία μυρία for κατὰ μυριάδας, cf. Winer's Grammar, 249 (234), [cf. 39 (38)]); neuter εἰς δύο into two parts, Matthew 27:51; Mark 15:38; with the genitive δύο τῶν μαθητῶν (αὐτοῦ), Mark 11:1; Mark 14:13; Luke 19:29; [Matthew 11:2 R G]; τῶν οἰκετῶν, Acts 10:7. δύο ἐξ αὐτῶν, Luke 24:13 [cf. Buttmann 158 (138); Winer's 203 (191)]. with a noun or pronoun: δύο δαιμονιζόμενοι, Matthew 8:28. δύο μάχαιραι, Luke 22:38; ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων, Matthew 18:16; 2 Corinthians 13:1; δυσὶ κυρίοις, Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13; εἶδε δύο ἀδελφούς, Matthew 4:18; preceded by the article, οἱ δύο, the two, the twain: Matthew 19:5; Mark 10:8; 1 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 5:31; τοὺς δύο, Ephesians 2:15; αἱ [Rec. only] δύο διαθῆκαι, Galatians 4:24; οὗτοι [Lachmann brackets οὗτ.] οἱ δύο υἱοί μου, Matthew 20:21; περὶ τῶν δύο ἀδελφῶν, Matthew 20:24; ἐν ταύταις ταῖς δυσὶν ἐντολαῖς, Matthew 22:40; τοὺς δύο ἰχθύας, Matthew 14:19; Mark 6:41; Luke 9:16; δύο δηνάρια, Luke 10:35.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
6:19; 6:20
Matthew
4:18; 6:24; 6:24; 8:28; 11:2; 14:19; 18:16; 18:20; 19:5; 19:6; 20:21; 20:24; 22:40; 22:40; 27:51
Mark
6:7; 6:41; 10:8; 10:8; 11:1; 14:13; 15:38; 16:12
Luke
9:3; 9:16; 10:1; 10:35; 12:52; 12:52; 16:13; 16:13; 19:29; 22:38; 24:13
John
2:6
Acts
10:7; 12:6; 21:33
1 Corinthians
6:16; 14:27; 14:29
2 Corinthians
13:1
Galatians
4:24
Ephesians
2:15; 5:31
Hebrews
10:28
Revelation
11:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1417 matches the Greek δύο (dyo),
which occurs 27 times in 26 verses in 'Luk' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:24 - and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:11 - John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:2 - He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:19 - he sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:41 - “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,[fn] and the other fifty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:3 - He told them: “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:13 - He replied, “You give them something to eat.” They answered, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all this crowd.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:16 - Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:30 - Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:32 - Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:1 - After this the Lord appointed seventy-two[fn] others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:35 - The next day he took out two denarii[fn] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:6 - Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:52 - From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:11 - Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:13 - “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:34 - I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:35 - Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:10 - “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:29 - As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:2 - He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:38 - The disciples said, “See, Lord, here are two swords.” “That’s enough!” he replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:32 - Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:4 - While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:13 - Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles[fn] from Jerusalem.
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