ΔΙΠΤΥΧΟΣ, διπτυχος
DIPTYCHOS, diptychos
Sounds Like: DIP-too-khos
Translations: two-fold, double, diptych
From the root: ΔΙΠΤΥΧΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'two-fold' or 'double'. It is a compound word formed from 'δι-' (di-), meaning 'two' or 'double', and 'πτυχή' (ptychē), meaning 'fold' or 'leaf'. It can describe something that has two parts, two layers, or is folded in two. In later ecclesiastical contexts, it referred to a 'diptych', which was a tablet or set of tablets hinged together, often used for lists of names (e.g., of the living and the dead to be commemorated in liturgy).
Inflection: Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter; Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative; Singular or Plural
Strong’s number: G1371 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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- ΔΙΠΤΥΧΟΥΣ — two-fold, double, folded in two
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