Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

Twelfth — Twofold More

Twelfth

1: δωδέκατος
(Strong's #1428 — Adjective — dodekatos — do-dek'-at-os )

Twelve

1: δώδεκα
(Strong's #1427 — Noun — dodeka — do'-dek-ah )

is used frequently in the Gospels for the twelve Apostles, and in Acts 6:2 ; 1 Corinthians 15:5 ; Revelation 21:14 ; of the tribes of Israel, Matthew 19:28 ; Luke 22:30 ; James 1:1 ; Revelation 21:12 (cp. 7:5-8; 12:1); in various details relating to the heavenly Jersalem, Revelation 21:12-21 ; Revelation 22:2 . The number in general is regarded as suggestive of Divine administration.

Twenty

1: εἴκοσι
(Strong's #1501 — Noun — eikosi — i'-kos-ee )

occurs in Luke 14:31 ; John 6:19 ; Acts 1:15 ; Acts 27:28 ; 1 Corinthians 10:8 ; of the "four and twenty" elders, in Revelation 4:4 (twice),10; 5:8; 11:16; 19:4 (combined in one numeral with tessares, "four," in some mss.).

Twice

1: δίς
(Strong's #1364 — Adverb — dis — dece )

occurs in Mark 14:30, 72 ; Luke 18:12 ; Jude 1:12 ; combined with nuriades, "ten thousand," in Revelation 9:16 ; rendered "again" in Philippians 4:16 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:18 . See AGAIN.

Twinkling

1: ῥιπή
(Strong's #4493 — Noun Feminine — rhipe — hree-pay' )

akin to rhipto, "to hurl," was used of any rapid movement, e.g., the throw of a javelin, the rush of wind or flame; in 1 Corinthians 15:52 of the "twinkling" of an eye.

Two

* For TWO see TWAIN.

Two Hundred

1: διακόσιοι
(Strong's #1250 — Adjective — diakosioi — dee-ak-os'-ee-oy )

occurs in Mark 6:37 ; John 6:7 ; John 21:8 ; Acts 23:23 (twice); 27:37, "two hundred (threescore and sixteen);" Revelation 11:3 , "(a thousand) two hundred (and threescore);" Song of Solomon 12:6 .

Note: In Acts 27:37 , some ancient authorities read "about threescore and sixteen souls" (RV, margin). The confusion was quite natural when the word diakosioi was not written in full but represented by one Greek letter. The larger number is by no means improbable: Josephus sailed for Rome in A.D. 63 in a ship which had 600 on board (Life, ch. 3).

Two Thousand

* For TWO THOUSAND see THOUSAND, Note (1)

Two-Edged

1: δίστομος
(Strong's #1366 — Adjective — distomos — dis'-tom-os )

lit., "two-mouthed" (dis, and stoma, "a mouth"), was used of rivers and branching roads; in the NT of swords, Hebrews 4:12 ; Revelation 1:16 ; Revelation 2:12 , RV, "two-edged (AV, "with two edges"). In the Sept., Judges 3:16 ; Psalms 149:6 ; Proverbs 5:4 .

Twofold More

* For TWOFOLD MORE see DOUBLE