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.

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