διετής

dietēs

two years old

Strong’s G1332Adjective1 time in the New Testament (critical text)

two years old1

In the text

Matthew 2:16διετοῦς
When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.

διετής, -ές
(δίς, ἔτος), [in LXX: 2Ma.10:3 * ;]

1. lasting two years.

2. two years old: ἀπὸ δ. (sc. παιδός, or neuter; cf. 1Ch.27:23, ἀπὸ εἰκοσαετοῦς), Mat.2:16.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.