διετής

dietēstwo years oldHow to read Greek

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διετής, -ές

(δίς, ἔτος), [in LXX: 2Ma.10.3 * ;]

1. lasting two years.

2. two years old: ἀπὸ δ. (sc. παιδός, or neuter; cf. 1 Chronicles 27:23, ἀπὸ εἰκοσαετοῦς), Matthew 2:16.

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Matthew 2:16διετοῦς · two years old
When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.