ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΟΙΝ, διοσκουροιν
DIOSKOUROIN, dioskouroin
Sounds Like: dee-os-KOO-royn
Translations: Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux
From the root: ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΟΙ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the Dioscuri, the twin sons of Zeus (or Tyndareus) and Leda in Greek and Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux. They were revered as patrons of sailors and protectors of travelers. The word is a compound of ΔΙΟΣ (Dios), meaning 'of Zeus', and ΚΟΥΡΟΙ (kouroi), meaning 'youths' or 'sons'.
Inflection: Dual, Genitive or Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1359 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΟΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΟΙΣ — (to) Dioscuri, (to) Castor and Pollux, (to) sons of Zeus
- ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΩ — to the Dioskouroi, of the Dioskouroi, to Castor and Pollux, of Castor and Pollux
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