Διόσκουροι
Dioskouroi
G1359
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Greek
the twin gods
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Dioskouroi identifies the twin-gods figurehead carried by an Alexandrian ship in Acts 28:11.
The term is attested as the plural designation associated with the figurehead on an Alexandrian ship in Acts 28:11.
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Ship figurehead designation · dominant
In Acts 28:11, the dative plural form occurs in the description of an Alexandrian ship; the APB renders the ship as having “the figurehead of the twin gods.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 28:11, the APB presents the term within the phrase “the figurehead of the twin gods.” The precise contribution of the original form is limited to its ship-description context.