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Διόσκουροι

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
Διόσκουροι, ων, οἱ
Greek transliteration: 
Dioskouroi
Simplified transliteration: 
Dioskouroi
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1359
GK Number: 
1483
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
the twin gods Castor and Pollux, the Dioscuri, sons of Zeus
Definition: 
the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, sons of Jupiter by Leda, and patrons of sailors, Acts 28:11*

Greek-English Concordance for Διόσκουροι

Acts 28:11 After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered at the island, a ship of Alexandria, with the “Heavenly (Dioskourois | Διοσκούροις | dat pl masc) Twins” (Dioskourois | Διοσκούροις | dat pl masc) as a figurehead.