Dioskouroi means “Castor and Pollux” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1359 — gob in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1359 Διόσκουροι (Dioskouroi) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Dioskouroi (dee-os'-kou-roy) n/p. 1. sons of Jupiter, i.e. the twins Dioscuri [from the alternate of G2203 and a form of the base of G2877] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include castor. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
Dioskouroi (dee-os'-kou-roy) n/p. 1. sons of Jupiter, i.e. the twins Dioscuri [from the alternate of G2203 and a form of the base of G2877] KJV: Castor and Pollux Root(s): G2203, G2877
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the twin gods
Usage: 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)
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's G1359.
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
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Dioskouroi (Strong's G1359) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Castor and Pollux". Dioskouroi (dee-os'-kou-roy) n/p. 1. sons of Jupiter, i.e. the twins Dioscuri [from the alternate of G2203 and a form of the base of G2877]
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's G1359 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1359 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as castor. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.