1359. Dioskouroi
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Dioskouroi: the Dioscuri, twin sons of Zeus (Castor and Pollux)
Original Word: Διόσκουροι, ων, οἱ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Dioskouroi
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-os'-koo-roy)
Short Definition: the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux
Definition: the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus and Leda, and patrons of sailors.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from Dios (see diopetés) and pl. of kouros (boy)
Definition
the Dioscuri, twin sons of Zeus (Castor and Pollux)
NASB Translation
Twin brothers (1).

Thayer's
STRONGS NT 1359: Διόσκουροι

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: Acts 28:11 (R. V. The Twin Brothers; cf. B. D. under the word ).



Strong's
Castor and Pollux.

From the alternate of Zeus and a form of the base of korasion; sons of Jupiter, i.e. The twins Dioscuri -- Castor and Pollux.

see GREEK Zeus

see GREEK korasion

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