G1359: Διόσκουροι
Dióskouroi · “the twin gods”
Definition
sons of Jupiter, i.e. the twins Dioscuri
KJV translates it as: Castor and Pollux
Word origin: from the alternate of G2203 (Ζεύς) and a form of the base of G2877 (κοράσιον);
Extended definition
Διόσ-κουροι, -ων, οἱ
(Ion. and κοινή form of Att..., Διόσκοροι; Διός, genitive of Ζεύς + κόρος, a son),
the Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux), twin sons of Zeus and Leda (RV, The Twin Brothers): Act.28:11.†
(AS)
(Ion. and κοινή form of Att..., Διόσκοροι; Διός, genitive of Ζεύς + κόρος, a son),
the Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux), twin sons of Zeus and Leda (RV, The Twin Brothers): Act.28:11.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1359 is translated
- the dioscuri; ×1
Bible verses with G1359 (Dióskouroi)
Dióskouroi appears in 1 verse.
- Acts 28:11
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.