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δεύτερος
deúteros · Greek · Strong's G1208 · 42 occurrences
The KJV renders 14 different Hebrew and Greek words as “time”
What it means
(ordinal) second (in time, place, or rank; also adverb)
as the comparative of G1417 (δύο);
How the KJV renders it
afterward, again, secondarily, time
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“time”
“again”
also renders pálin (G3825), prostíthēmi (G4369), dís (G1364), epistréphō (G1994), ánōthen (G509), ʼăchôrannîyth (H322), gam (H1571), ʻôwd (H5750), tinyânûwth (H8579)
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
Where it appears
42 occurrences in the Greek text, first 41 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 12:28 ADV1 Corinthians 15:47 A-NSM2 Corinthians 1:15 A-ASF2 Corinthians 13:2 A-ASN2 Peter 3:1 A-ASFActs 7:13 A-DSMActs 10:15 A-GSNActs 11:9 A-GSNActs 12:10 A-ASFHebrews 8:7 A-GSFHebrews 9:3 A-ASNHebrews 9:7 A-ASFHebrews 9:28 A-GSNHebrews 10:9 A-ASNJohn 3:4 ADVJohn 4:54 A-ASNJohn 9:24 A-GSNJohn 21:16 ADVJude 1:5 A-ASNLuke 12:38 A-DSFLuke 19:18 A-NSMLuke 20:30 A-NSMMatthew 22:26 A-NSMMatthew 22:39 A-NSFMatthew 26:42 A-GSNMark 12:21 A-NSMMark 12:31 A-NSFMark 14:72 A-GSNRevelation 2:11 A-GSMRevelation 4:7 A-NSNRevelation 6:3 A-ASFRevelation 8:8 A-NSMRevelation 11:14 A-NSFRevelation 14:8 A-NSMRevelation 16:3 A-NSMRevelation 19:3 ADVRevelation 20:6 A-NSMRevelation 20:14 A-NSMRevelation 21:8 A-NSMRevelation 21:19 A-NSMTitus 3:10 A-ASF
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.