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Lexicon :: Strong's G1359 - dioskouroi

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Διόσκουροι
Transliteration
dioskouroi (Key)
Pronunciation
dee-os'-koo-roy
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the alternate of Ζεύς (G2203) and a form of the base of κοράσιον (G2877)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
1x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Διόσκουροι Dióskouroi, dee-os'-koo-roy; from the alternate of G2203 and a form of the base of G2877; sons of Jupiter, i.e. the twins Dioscuri:—Castor and Pollux.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G1359 in the following manner: Castor and Pollux (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G1359 in the following manner: Castor and Pollux (1x).
  1. Castor and Pollux, were the twin sons of Jupiter and Leda, and were regarded as the tutelary divinities of sailors

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Διόσκουροι Dióskouroi, dee-os'-koo-roy; from the alternate of G2203 and a form of the base of G2877; sons of Jupiter, i.e. the twins Dioscuri:—Castor and Pollux.
STRONGS G1359:
Διόσκουροι (Phrynichus prefers the form Διόσκοροι; in earlier Attic the dual τὼ Διοσκόρω was more usual, cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 235), -ων, οἱ, (from Διός of Zeus, and κοῦρος; or κόρος, boy, as κόρη, girl), Dioscuri, the name given to Castor and [(Polydeuces, the Roman)] Pollux, the twin sons of Zeus and Leda, tutelary deities of sailors: Acts 28:11 [R. V. The Twin Brothers; cf. B. D. under the word Castor and Pollux].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
28:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1359 matches the Greek Διόσκουροι (dioskouroi),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:11 - At the end of three months we set sail on an Alexandrian ship which had wintered at the island, and which had [fn]the Twin G1359 Brothers G1359 for its figurehead.
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