δύο

dýo · Greek · Strong's G1417 · 132 occurrences

The KJV renders 5 different Hebrew and Greek words as “both”

What it means

"two"

a primary numeral;

How the KJV renders it

both, twain, two

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“both”

also renders amphóteros (G297), hékastos (G1538), yachad (H3162), shᵉnayim (H8147)

“two”

also renders tsemed (H6776), shᵉnayim (H8147), tᵉrêyn (H8648)

“twain”

also renders shᵉnayim (H8147)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

132 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 6:16 · A-NUI

Or don’t you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, “The two”, he says, “will become one flesh.”

1 Corinthians 14:27 · A-NUI

If any man speaks in another language, let there be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.

1 Corinthians 14:29 · A-NUI

Let two or three of the prophets speak, and let the others discern.

1 Timothy 5:19 · A-NUI

Don’t receive an accusation against an elder except at the word of two or three witnesses.

2 Corinthians 13:1 · A-NUI

This is the third time I am coming to you. “At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”

Acts 1:10 · A-NUI

While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,

Acts 1:23 A-NUIActs 1:24 A-NUIActs 7:29 A-NUIActs 9:38 A-NUIActs 10:7 A-NUIActs 12:6 A-DPFActs 19:10 A-NUIActs 19:22 A-NUIActs 19:34 A-NUIActs 21:33 A-DPFActs 23:23 A-NUIEphesians 2:15 A-NUIEphesians 5:31 A-NUIGalatians 4:22 A-NUIGalatians 4:24 A-NUIHebrews 6:18 A-NUIHebrews 10:28 A-DPMJohn 1:35 A-NUIJohn 1:37 A-NUIJohn 1:41 A-NUIJohn 2:6 A-NUIJohn 4:40 A-NUIJohn 4:43 A-NUIJohn 6:9 A-NUIJohn 8:17 A-NUIJohn 11:6 A-NUIJohn 19:18 A-NUIJohn 20:4 A-NUIJohn 20:12 A-NUIJohn 21:2 A-NUILuke 2:24 A-NUILuke 3:11 A-NUILuke 5:2 A-NUILuke 7:19 A-NUILuke 7:41 A-NUILuke 9:3 A-NUILuke 9:13 A-NUILuke 9:16 A-NUILuke 9:30 A-NUILuke 9:32 A-NUILuke 10:1 A-NUILuke 10:35 A-NUILuke 12:6 A-NUILuke 12:52 A-DPMLuke 15:11 A-NUILuke 16:13 A-DPMLuke 17:34 A-NUILuke 17:35 A-NUILuke 18:10 A-NUILuke 19:29 A-NUILuke 21:2 A-NUILuke 22:38 A-NUILuke 23:32 A-NUILuke 24:4 A-NUI

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.