Twin
ΔίδυμοςStrong’s G2381Didumos
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Didumos is the Greek word usually translated “thomas”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;”
Meaning
Usually translated “thomas”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- thomas 11
- to thomas 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 8
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 3:18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
- Luke 6:15Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
- John 11:16Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
- John 14:5Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
- John 20:24But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
- John 20:26And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Greek dictionary
Δίδυμος Didumos · Twin
Δίδυμος, -ου, ὁ (prop. name from δίδυμος, -η, -ον, double, sc. παῖς, twin) Didymus, surname of the apostle Thomas: Jhn.11:16 20:24 21:2.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “twin” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TWIN, noun
- One of two young produced at a birth by an animal that ordinarily brings but one; used mostly in the plural, twins; applied to the young of beasts, as well as to human beings.
- A sign of the zodiac; Gemini.
- One very much resembling another.
All definitions and other forms of “twin”
TWIN, adjective
Noting one of two born at a birth; as a twin brother or sister.
- Very much resembling.
- In botany, swelling out into two protuberances, as an anther or germ.
TWIN, verb intransitive
To be born at the same birth.
- To bring two at once.
- To be paired; to be suited. [This verb is little used.]
TWIN, verb transitive
To separate into two parts.
TWIN'-BORN, adjective
[twin and born.]
Born at the same birth.
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.