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The twin gods

ΔιόσκουροιStrong’s G1359

Dioskouroi

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Dioskouroi is the Greek word usually translated “dioscuri”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.”
Acts 28:11 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “dioscuri”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • dioscuri 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    Διόσκουροι Dioskouroi · the twin gods

    Διόσ-κουροι, -ων, οἱ (Ion. and κοινή form of Att..., Διόσκοροι; Διός, genitive of Ζεύς + κόρος, a son), the Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux), twin sons of Zeus and Leda (RV, The Twin Brothers): Act.28:11.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.