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Koine Greek wordlink #39087

SR GNT Luke 2:24 Ζεῦγος (Zeugos) ‘the law of the master a pair of turtledoves or two’ Strongs=22010 Lemma=zeugos
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=neuter number=singular
Year=4 AD TimeSeries=Temple_Presentation_of_Jesus

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Only use of identical word form Ζεῦγος (N-ANS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘Ζεῦγος’ (N-ANS) is always and only glossed as ‘a pair’.

Luke 2:24 ‘the law of the master a pair of turtledoves or two’ SR GNT Luke 2:24 word 12

OET-LV: 24 and which to _give a_sacrifice, according _to the message having _been _said in the law of_the_master: A_pair two of _turtledoves or young of _doves. (LUK_2:24)

OET-RV: 24 and hence a sacrifice has to be made, which according to that law is a pair of turtledoves or a pair of young doves. (LUK 2:24)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘zeugos’ have 2 different glosses: ‘a pair’, ‘pairs’.

Key: N=noun ANS=accusative,neuter,singular