διετήςdietḗs
of two years (in age)
Greek (New Testament) · G1332
Meanings
1. lasting two years.
2. two years old: ἀπὸ δ. (namely παιδός, or neuter; cf. 1 Chronicles 27:23, ἀπὸ εἰκοσαετοῦς), Matthew 2:16.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 2:16 Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.