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δύο

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greekNew TestamentAdjective135 occurrences13 books122 verses

Definition

δύο, numeral, indecl. exc. in dative, δυσί, δυσίν (Attic δυοῖν),

two: Matthew 19:6, Mark 10:8, John 2:6, al.; with pl. noun, Matthew 9:27; 10:10, al.; οἱ, τῶν, τοὺς δ., Matthew 19:5; 20:24, Mark 10:8, Ephesians 2:15, al.; δ. ἐξ, Luke 24:13; distrib., ἀνὰ, κατὰ δ., two and two, two apiece: Luke 10:1 (WH, ἀνὰ δ. [δύο]), John 2:6, 1 Corinthians 14:27; δύο δύο (= ἀνὰ δ., as LXX, Genesis 6:19 for שְׁנַיִם שְׁנַיִם, but not merely "Hebraism," cf. μυρία μυρία, Æsch., Pers., 981, and for usage in π. and MGr., see M, Pr., 21, 97), Mark 6:7; εἰς δ. (two and two, Xen., Cyr., 7, 5, 17), into two parts, Matthew 27:51, Mark 15:38.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δύο:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

135 total
  1. Mark 10:8δύο · two
    …and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
  2. Mark 11:1δύο · two
    As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples
  3. Mark 12:42δύο · two
    Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.
  4. Mark 14:1δύο · two
    Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
  5. Mark 14:13δύο · two
    So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,
  6. Mark 15:27δύο · two
    Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
  7. Mark 15:38δύο · two
    And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
  8. Mark 16:12δυσὶν · to two
    After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked along in the country.
  9. Luke 2:24δύο · two
    …and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
  10. Luke 3:11δύο · two
    John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
  11. Luke 5:2δύο · two
    He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
  12. Luke 7:19δύο · two
    So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
  13. Luke 7:41Δύο · Two [men]
    “Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
  14. Luke 9:3δύο · second
    “Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
  15. Luke 9:13δύο · two
    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
  16. Luke 9:16δύο · two
    Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.
  17. Luke 9:30δύο · two
    Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.
  18. Luke 9:32δύο · two
    Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.
  19. Luke 10:1δύο; δύο · two by two; δύο
    After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
  20. Luke 10:17δύο
    The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
  21. Luke 10:35δύο · two
    The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’
  22. Luke 12:6δύο · for two
    Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
  23. Luke 12:52δυσὶν · two; δύο · two
    From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
  24. Luke 15:11δύο · two
    Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.
  25. Luke 16:13δυσὶ · two
    No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
  26. Luke 17:34δύο · two [people]
    I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.
  27. Luke 17:35δύο · Two [women]
    Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”
  28. Luke 18:10δύο · Two
    “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
  29. Luke 19:29δύο · two
    As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
  30. Luke 21:2δύο · two
    …and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
  31. Luke 22:38δύο · two
    So they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” “That is enough,” He answered.
  32. Luke 23:32δύο · Two
    Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
  33. Luke 24:4δύο · two
    While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
  34. Luke 24:13δύο · two
    That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
  35. John 1:35δύο · two
    The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
  36. John 1:37δύο · two
    And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
  37. John 1:40δύο · two
    Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
  38. John 2:6δύο · twenty to thirty gallons
    Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
  39. John 4:40δύο · two
    So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
  40. John 4:43δύο · two
    After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.
  41. John 6:9δύο · two
    “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
  42. John 8:17δύο · of two
    Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.
  43. John 11:6δύο · for two
    So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,
  44. John 19:18δύο · two
    There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
  45. John 20:4δύο · two
    The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
  46. John 20:12δύο · two
    …and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.
  47. John 21:2δύο · two
    Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.