1363. diploó
Berean Strong's Lexicon
diploó: To double, to fold over

Original Word: διπλόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: diploó
Pronunciation: dip-LOH-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (dip-lo'-o)
Definition: To double, to fold over
Meaning: I double, render back double.

Word Origin: From the Greek word "διπλόος" (diplous), meaning "double."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of doubling is כָּפַל (kaphal), Strong's Hebrew #3717, which means to double or fold.

Usage: The verb "diploó" means to make something double or to fold it over. In the context of biblical usage, it can refer to the act of doubling something in quantity or folding something over, often used metaphorically to imply an increase or multiplication.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the concept of doubling was often associated with abundance and blessing. The act of doubling could signify prosperity or the fulfillment of a promise. In biblical times, doubling was also a practical action, such as folding garments or increasing resources, which held symbolic meaning in terms of divine provision and blessing.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from diplous
Definition
to double
NASB Translation
double* (1), give back (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1363: διπλόω

διπλόω, διπλῷ: (1 aorist ἐδιπλωσα); (διπλως); to double: διπλώσατε αὐτῇ (only R G) διπλᾶ (τά διπλᾶ T Tr WH brackets), i. e. return to her double, repay in double measure the evils she has brought upon you, Revelation 18:6 (R. V. double unto her the double). (Xenophon, Hell. 6, 5, 19; Plutarch, Cam. 41; (Diogenes Laërtius 6, 22.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
double.

From diplous; to render two-fold -- double.

see GREEK diplous

Forms and Transliterations
διπλωσατε διπλώσατε diplosate diplōsate diplṓsate
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Englishman's Concordance
Revelation 18:6 V-AMA-2P
GRK: ἀπέδωκεν καὶ διπλώσατε τὰ διπλᾶ
NAS: as she has paid, and give back [to her] double according
KJV: you, and double unto her double
INT: rendered and double you to her double

Strong's Greek 1363
1 Occurrence


διπλώσατε — 1 Occ.

















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