Double
διπλοῦςStrong’s G1362diplous
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diplous is the Greek word usually translated “twofold more”, “double” and “twofold”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.”
Meaning
Usually translated “twofold more”, “double” and “twofold”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- twofold more 1
- of double 1
- twofold 1
- double 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- 1 Timothy 1
- Revelation 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 23:15Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
- Revelation 18:6Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
Greek dictionary
διπλοῦς diplous · double
διπλόος (poët., διπλός, whence corp. -ότερον), -όη, -όον (-οῦ, -ῆ, -οῦν) [in LXX for כָּפַל, מִשְׁנֶה, and cognates ;] twofold, double: 1Ti.5:17, Rev.18:6; διπλότιρον, in twofold measure: Mat.23:15.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “double” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DOUBLE, adjective
Dubl. [Latin, Gr. See Two.]
- Two of a sort together; one corresponding to the other; being in pairs; as double chickens in the same egg; double leaves connected by one petiole.
- Twice as much; containing the same quantity or length repeated.“Take double money in your hand” Genesis 43:12“Let a double portion of thy spirit be on me” 2 Kings 2:9
- Having one added to another; as a double chin.
- Twofold; also, of two kinds.
All definitions and other forms of “double”
- Two in number; as double sight or sound. [See No. 1.]
- Deceitful; acting two parts, one openly, the other in secret.“And with double heart do they speak” Psalms 12:2
DOUBLE, adverb
Dubl. Twice.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.