adjective

diplouos

Greekδιπλοῦς (diplous)

Strong’sG1362

double, two-fold

stem diplou-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

double3×twice1×

What it means

διπλόος

(poët., διπλός, whence corp. -ότερον), -όη, -όον (-οῦ, -ῆ, -οῦν) [in LXX for כָּפַל, מִשְׁנֶה, and cognates;]

twofold, double: I Ti 5:17, Re 18:6; διπλότιρον, in twofold measure: Mt 23:15.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1362 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiddip-looce'

two-fold

Fromfrom G1364 and (probably) the base of G4119;

King Jamesdouble, two-fold more.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	diplouos	diplouas	diplouem1×διπλοῦν	diplouois	diplouais	diploueim1×διπλᾶ
object accusative	diplouon	diplouan		diplouoin	diplouain
direct address vocative	diplouor	diplouar		diplouoir	diplouair
of, belonging to genitive	diplouou	diplouau1×διπλῆς	diploueu	diplouoiu	diplouaiu	diploueiu
to, for dative	diplouo	diploua	diploue	diplouoi	diplouai	diplouei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

diploustem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

diplou is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

diplouau“double”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

1 Timothy 5:17“double”Tois kalōs proistanarētois presbuterois diplouau timau axiilōr, malista tois kopiarōtois en logo kai didaskalia;Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

diplouem“double”subject or objectdirect singular1×

Revelation 18:6“double”apodōavar auta hōs kai autas apodōata, kai diplavar teim diploueim kata teim ergeim autau; en te potērie he kerannuata kerannuavar auta diplouem;Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.

diploueim“double”subject or objectdirect plural1×

Revelation 18:6“double”apodōavar auta hōs kai autas apodōata, kai diplavar teim diploueim kata teim ergeim autau; en te potērie he kerannuata kerannuavar auta diplouem;Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.

diplouoteron1×

Matthew 23:15“twice”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti periagavō tan thalassan kai tan xēran poiara henon prosēluton, kai hotan gineteia poiavō auton huion geennau diplouoteron vu.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.