Strong's G1417 · Greek
δύο
duo · /doo'-o/
Definition
a primary numeral; "two":--both, twain, two.
KJV: both, twain, two
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered δύο across 124 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
124 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew36 verses
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Matthew 4:21And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
Matthew 5:41And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Matthew 6:24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Matthew 8:28And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Matthew 9:27And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
Matthew 10:10Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. staves: Gr. a staff
Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. farthing: it is in value halfpenny farthing in the original, as being the tenth part of the Roman penny
Matthew 11:2Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
Matthew 14:17And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
Matthew 14:19And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Matthew 18:8Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
Matthew 18:9And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
Matthew 18:16But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Matthew 18:19Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 18:20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 19:5And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
Matthew 19:6Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Matthew 20:21And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
Matthew 20:24And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
Matthew 20:30And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.
Matthew 21:1And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
Matthew 21:28But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
Matthew 21:31Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Matthew 22:40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Matthew 24:40Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Matthew 24:41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Matthew 25:15And unto one he gave five talents to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. talents: a talent is.pounds.ten shillings, chap.18.24
Matthew 25:17And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
Matthew 25:22He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
Matthew 26:2Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
Matthew 26:37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
Matthew 26:60But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none.1161 At the last came two false witnesses,
Matthew 27:21The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you?1161 They said, Barabbas.
Matthew 27:38Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
Matthew 27:51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
Mark15 verses
And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
Mark 6:9But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
Mark 6:38He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
Mark 6:41And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
Mark 9:43And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: offend: or, cause thee to offend
Mark 9:45And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: offend: or, cause thee to offend
Mark 9:47And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: offend: or, cause thee to offend
Mark 10:8And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
Mark 11:1And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
Mark 12:42And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. mites: it is the seventh part of one piece of that brass money
Mark 14:1After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
Mark 14:13And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
Mark 15:27And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
Mark 15:38And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
Mark 16:12After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
Luke26 verses
And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
Luke 3:11He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Luke 5:2And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
Luke 7:19And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
Luke 7:41There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
Luke 9:3And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
Luke 9:13But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
Luke 9:16Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
Luke 9:30And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
Luke 9:32But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
Luke 10:1After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
Luke 10:35And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Luke 12:6Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
Luke 12:52For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
Luke 15:11And he said, A certain man had two sons:
Luke 16:13No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Luke 17:34I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Luke 17:35Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Luke 17:36Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. this verse is not found in most of the Greek copies
Luke 18:10Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
Luke 19:29And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
Luke 21:2And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
Luke 22:38And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
Luke 23:32And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
Luke 24:4And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout,2532 behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
Luke 24:13And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
John13 verses
Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
John 1:37And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
John 1:40One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
John 2:6And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
John 4:40So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
John 4:43Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.
John 6:9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
John 8:17It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
John 11:6When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
John 19:18Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
John 20:4So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
John 20:12And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
John 21:2There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
Acts12 verses
And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Acts 1:23And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
Acts 1:24And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
Acts 7:29Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
Acts 9:38And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them. delay: or, be grieved
Acts 10:7And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
Acts 12:6And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
Acts 19:10And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Acts 19:22So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
Acts 19:34But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
Acts 21:33Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
Acts 23:23And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
1 Corinthians3 verses
What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
1 Corinthians 14:27If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. two: by two or three sentences separately
1 Corinthians 14:29Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
2 Corinthians1 verse
Galatians2 verses
Ephesians2 verses
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
Ephesians 5:31For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Philippians1 verse
1 Timothy1 verse
Hebrews2 verses
Revelation10 verses
One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
Revelation 9:16And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
Revelation 11:2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. leave out: Gr. cast out
Revelation 11:3And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. I will give: or, I will give unto my two witnesses that they may prophesy
Revelation 11:4These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
Revelation 11:10And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
Revelation 12:14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Revelation 13:5And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. to continue: or, to make war
Revelation 13:11And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Revelation 19:20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G1417 (duo) mean?
a primary numeral; "two":--both, twain, two.
How many times does G1417 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G1417 (δύο) appears in 124 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “two.”
How is duo translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G1417 is rendered as “two” (122×), “twain” (10×), “both” (2×), “hundred” (1×).