Lexicon
δεύτερος
deuteros
G1208
G:A Greek

secondly

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Occurrences
12
Books
Greek
Language

deuteros marks what stands second in an ordered sequence, including a second person, object, event, visit, or occurrence.

The term consistently marks the second member of an ordered sequence: a second person or item, a second stage or place, or a second occurrence of an action. The same ordinal use appears where the surrounding clause contrasts first and second, names a second participant, or recounts something happening again.

Senses in use

  1. Second in a sequence or repeated occurrence · dominant

    The forms identify the next member after a first: in 1 Corinthians 12:28 the APB renders an ordered list with “first apostles, second prophets,” and in Acts 12:10 it describes passing “the first prison post and the second.” The same sequencing marks repeated actions or events: Acts 10:15 has a voice come “again a second time,” while John 21:16 recounts a question asked “again a second time.” In Hebrews 10:9, the contrast of “the first” and “the second” shows the term distinguishing the latter of two items.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB commonly presents the ordinal explicitly with “second,” including lists, places, people, and events that occur “a second time.” Its varied English phrasing confirms the surrounding sequence rather than supplying separate meanings.

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