To double
διπλόωStrong’s G1363diploō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Diploō is the Greek word usually translated “do pay back double”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Reward 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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do pay back double”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do pay back double 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
διπλόω diploō · to double
διπλόω, -ῶ (δυτλόος), to double: δ. τὰ διπλᾶ, Rev.18:6.† (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.