ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΟΥΣ, διοσκουρους
DIOSKOUROUS, dioskourous
Sounds Like: dee-os-KOO-roos
Translations: Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux
From the root: ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the Dioscuri, the twin sons of Zeus (or Tyndareus in some accounts) and Leda in Greek and Roman mythology. They are Castor and Pollux, who were worshipped as patron deities of sailors and travelers, believed to protect them from storms. In a sentence, it would be used to refer to these specific mythological figures.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1359 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 21:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΟΙ — Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus
- ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΟΣ — Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux
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