Strong's Lexicon
G1359
G1359 — Διόσκουροι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1359 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Διόσκουροι |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | from the alternate of G2203 and a form of the base of G2877 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Dioskouroi |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | dee-os'-kou-roy |
| Meaning: | 1. sons of Jupiter, i.e. the twins Dioscuri |
| KJV Renderings: | Castor and Pollux |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Διόσκουροι (Phrynichus prefers the form Διόσκοροι; in earlier Attic the dual τῷ Διοσκόρω was more usual, cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 235), Διοσκορων, οἱ (from Διός of Zeus, and κοῦρος; or κόρος, boy, as κόρη, girl), Dioscuri, the name given to Castor and ((Polydeuces, the Roman)) Pollux, the twin sons of Zeus and Leda, tutelary deities of sailors: Act 28:11 (R. V. The Twin Brothers; cf. B. D. under the word ).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Διόσκουροι (Castor and Pollux)
Acts 28:11
- KJV: And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the isle whose sign was Castor and Pollux
- GK: μετά δε τρεις μήνας ανήχθημεν εν πλοίω παρακεχειμακότι εν τη νήσω Αλεξανδρινώ παρασήμω Διοσκούροις