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1359 - Dioskouroi

Strong's Concordance

Original word: Διόσκουροι

Transliteration: Dioskouroi

Definition (short): brothers

Definition (full): the Dioscuri -- twin sons of Zeus (Castor and Pollux)

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).

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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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

References

Strong's 1359: 1 Occurrences

Acts 28:11

KJV: And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

NASB: At the end of three months we set sail on an Alexandrian ship which had wintered at the island, and which had the Twin Brothers for its figurehead.