δεύτεροςdeúteros
(ordinal) second (in time, place, or rank; also adverb)
Greek (New Testament) · G1208
Meanings
second in order, with or without idea of time: Matthew 22:26, Matthew 22:39, and elsewhere; θάνατος, Revelation 2:11, Revelation 20:14, Revelation 21:8; χάρις, 2 Corinthians 1:15. In neuter as adverb, secondly, a second time; opposed to πρῶτον: John 3:4, John 21:16, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Revelation 19:3; τὸ δ., 2 Corinthians 13:2, Jude 1:5; ἐν τ. δ., at the second time: Acts 7:13; in later usage (as 1 Maccabees 9:1), ἐκ δ., Mark 14:72, John 9:24, Acts 11:9, Hebrews 9:28.
Same root
- δύοdýo · G1417"two"
- δευτερόπρωτοςdeuteróprōtos · G1207second-first, i.e. (specially) a designation of the Sabbath immediately after the Paschal week (being the second after Passover day, and the first of the seven Sabbaths intervening before Pentecost)
- δευτεραῖοςdeuteraîos · G1206secondary, i.e. (specially) on the second day
Where it appears
Appears 43 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 22:26 But the second brother also died, and the third brother married her. This continued with all seven of them.
- Matthew 22:39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
- Matthew 26:42 Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, “My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done.”
- Mark 12:21 So the second brother married the widow, but he also died without children. Then the third brother married her.
- Mark 12:31 The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
- Mark 14:72 And immediately the rooster crowed the second time. Suddenly, Jesus’ words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he broke down and wept.
See every passage
- Matthew 22:26, 22:39, 26:42
- Mark 12:21, 12:31, 14:72
- Luke 12:38, 19:18, 20:30
- John 3:4, 4:54, 9:24, 21:16
- Acts 7:13, 10:15, 11:9, 12:10, 13:33
- 1 Corinthians 12:28, 15:47
- 2 Corinthians 1:15, 13:2
- Titus 3:10
- Hebrews 8:7, 9:3, 9:7, 9:28, 10:9
- 2 Peter 3:1
- Jude 1:5
- Revelation 2:11, 4:7, 6:3, 8:8, 11:14, 14:8, 16:3, 19:3, 20:6, 20:14, 21:8, 21:19
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.