Greek a-nui · G1417
δύο
dyodoo'-o
two
133 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: dýo
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1417is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 13 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1417
"two"
The King James renders it: both, twain, two.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
dyo is rendered "two". It stands 133 times in the Greek text, across thirteen books.
- Forty of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 4:18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Matthew 4:18δύο
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Forty of the word's 133 uses are in Matthew.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- two130
- of two3
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 133, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- δύο123
- δυσὶν6
- δύο.¶2
- δυσὶ1
- δυσίν1
The grammar of each form
- number, same in every case125A-NUI
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural5A-DPM
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural3A-DPF
Matthew
forty uses
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
No one 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.
- δυσὶdusiadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: two
When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: of two
Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
“What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
- δυσὶνdusinadjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: two
Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: Two
To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Likewise, the one with the two talents gained two more.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.’
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Mark
seventeen uses
Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: 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.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: 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,
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Luke
twenty-eight uses
and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: Two
“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: 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.”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: 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.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: 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.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
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.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: 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.’
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
- δυσὶνdusinadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: two
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: 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.”
- δυσὶνdusinadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: two
I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
- δύο.¶duonumber, same in every casetagged: two
So they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” “That is enough,” He answered.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
John
thirteen uses
The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: of two
So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: 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.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Acts
thirteen uses
They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
- δυσίνdusinadjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: two
This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
- δυσὶνdusinadjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: two
Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
1 Corinthians
three uses
Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
2 Corinthians
one use
This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: of two
Galatians
two uses
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Ephesians
two uses
by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Philippians
one use
I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
1 Timothy
one use
Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Hebrews
two uses
Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
- δυσὶνdusinadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: two
Revelation
ten uses
The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- δύο.¶duonumber, same in every casetagged: two
And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
- δυσὶνdusinadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: two
These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
- δύοduonumber, same in every casetagged: two
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in the first 120 verses where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.