dietia denotes a two-year span, whether elapsed before a change or marking the length of a stay.

The attested use marks a bounded two-year period: time that had elapsed before Felix was succeeded, and the duration of Paul's stay in rented quarters.

1. A measured two-year period · dominant

   In Acts 24:27, the genitive singular form occurs in the clause before Felix was succeeded; the APB renders the verse, "When two years had elapsed." In Acts 28:30, the accusative singular form marks the duration of Paul's stay; the APB renders, "He stayed two whole years in his own rented quarters."

   Acts 24:27Acts 28:30

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the period as elapsed time in Acts 24:27 and as the duration of a stay in Acts 28:30. These are verse-level renderings in a whole-verse translation.