dyo · two

What it means

dyo (δύο) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “two”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The quantity two: a pair.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

Two. Abbott-Smith and Thayer also give “two by two” and “in two”. Of the same family are δώδεκα, “twelve”, and δεύτερος, “second” (G1208).

• “No one can serve two masters” Matthew 6:24
• “The two will become one flesh” Mark 10:8
• Sent “two by two” Luke 10:1
• “By the mouth of two witnesses or three” Matthew 18:16
• Two men in flashing clothing Luke 24:4

How we translate it

“Two” 135 times.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×40
• Mark×18
• Luke×29
• John×13
• Acts×13
• 1 Corinthians×3
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Galatians×2
• Ephesians×2
• Philippians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×2
• Revelation×10

• Matthew 4:18

  And walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

• Matthew 4:21

  And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

• Matthew 5:41

  And whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.

• Matthew 6:24

  “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold on to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.

• Matthew 8:28

  And when he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two men possessed by demons met him, coming out of the tombs, so violent that no one could pass along that road.

• Matthew 9:27

  And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

• Matthew 10:10

  no bag for the road, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the worker is worthy of his food.

• Matthew 10:29

  Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

• Matthew 14:17

  And they say to him, “We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.”

• Matthew 14:19

  And ordering the crowds to sit down on the grass, taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed; and breaking them, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

• Matthew 18:8

  And if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter into life maimed or lame than having two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.

• Matthew 18:9

  And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter into life with one eye than having two eyes to be thrown into fiery Gehenna.

• Matthew 18:16

  But if he does not listen, take with you one or two more, so that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.

• Matthew 18:19

  Again, truly I tell you that if two of you agree on earth about any matter that they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

• Matthew 18:20

  For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am among them.”

• Matthew 19:5

  and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?

• Matthew 19:6

  So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

• Matthew 20:21

  And he said to her, “What do you want?” She says to him, “Say that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right and one at your left, in your kingdom.”

• Matthew 20:24

  And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers.

• Matthew 20:30

  And look, two blind men sitting beside the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

• Matthew 21:1

  And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

• Matthew 21:28

  But what do you think? A man had two children. He came to the first and said, ‘Child, go, work today in the vineyard.’

• Matthew 21:31

  Which of the two did the will of his father?” They say, “The first.” Jesus says to them, “Truly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God.

• Matthew 22:40

  On these two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets.”

• Matthew 24:40

  Then two will be in the field; one is taken and one is left.

• Matthew 24:41

  Two women grinding at the mill; one is taken and one is left.

• Matthew 25:15

  And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey. At once

• Matthew 25:17

  In the same way the one with the two gained another two.

• Matthew 25:22

  And the one with the two talents also came up and said, ‘Master, you handed over to me two talents; look, I have gained another two talents.’

• Matthew 26:2

  “You know that after two days the Passover comes, and the Son of Man is handed over to be crucified.”

• Matthew 26:37

  And taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be grieved and distressed.

• Matthew 26:60

  and they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. But later two came forward

• Matthew 27:21

  And the governor answered them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.”

• Matthew 27:38

  Then two robbers are crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.

• Matthew 27:51

  And look, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split;

• Mark 6:7

  And he summons the Twelve and began to send them out two by two, and he was giving them authority over the unclean spirits.

• Mark 6:9

  but to wear sandals; “and do not put on two tunics.”

• Mark 6:38

  But he says to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go, see.” And when they found out, they say, “Five, and two fish.”

• Mark 6:41

  And taking the five loaves and the two fish, looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves and kept giving them to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among all.

• Mark 9:43

  And if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life maimed than having the two hands to go away into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire.

And 95 more times.