διακόσιοι
diakósioi
G1250 determiner
SILEX Entry
Definition
Numeral adjective meaning 'two hundred,' denoting the quantity two times one hundred. Used to indicate a total count of two hundred items, people, or units as part of enumerations or measurements in narrative or legal contexts.
Semantic Range
two hundred (literal count), a unit in enumeration or measurement, number in lists or calculations
Root / Etymology
From the prefix δι- (di-, 'two, double') and ἑκατόν (hekaton, 'hundred'). The compound forms the standard Greek way of expressing two hundred.
Historical & Contextual Notes
διακόσιοι functions as the plural form for masculine or feminine referents, with διακόσιαι for feminine and διακόσια for neuter, following standard Greek numerical adjective patterns. In Koine and classical Greek, such compounded numerals were common and consistently used in both literary and documentary texts to specify headcounts, measures, or quantities. In the New Testament and Septuagint, διακόσιοι appears, for example, in lists of soldiers or numbers of fish (Acts 23:23; John 21:11), used without symbolic or idiomatic meaning. The English translation 'two hundred' directly matches the primary meaning, and there is no significant divergence in semantic scope between Greek usage and standard numerical translation. No specialized or extended meanings are attested in Koine or earlier Greek. The formation parallels other Greek numerals (e.g., τριακόσιοι 'three hundred').
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from δίς and ἑκατόν; two hundred:--two hundred.
Root Family
διακόσιοι (diakósioi) — two hundred, double hundred
Word Forms
4 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1250-03 |
διακοσίων | diakosion | DET GEN N PL |
two hundred | of two hundred | of two hundred | 3 |
G1250-02 |
διακοσίας | diakosias | DET ACC F PL |
two hundred | two hundred | two hundred | 2 |
G1250-04 |
διακοσίους | diakosious | DET ACC M PL |
two hundred | two hundred | two hundred | 2 |
G1250-01 |
διακόσιαι | diakosiai | ADJ.S NOM F PL |
two hundred | two hundred | two hundred | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
8 occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G1250-03 |
Mark 6:37 | διακοσίων | diakosion | DET GEN N PL |
of two hundred | of two hundred | of two hundred |
G1250-03 |
John 6:7 | διακοσίων | diakosion | DET GEN N PL |
two hundred | of two hundred | of two hundred |
G1250-03 |
John 21:8 | διακοσίων | diakosion | DET GEN M PL |
two hundred | of two hundred | two hundred |
G1250-04 |
Acts 23:23 | διακοσίους | diakosious | DET ACC M PL |
two hundred | two hundred | two hundred |
G1250-04 |
Acts 23:23 | διακοσίους | diakosious-2 | DET ACC M PL |
two hundred | two hundred | two hundred |
G1250-01 |
Acts 27:37 | διακόσιαι | diakosiai | ADJ.S NOM F PL |
two hundred | two hundred | two hundred |
G1250-02 |
Revelation 11:3 | διακοσίας | diakosias | DET ACC F PL |
two hundred | two hundred | two hundred |
G1250-02 |
Revelation 12:6 | διακοσίας | diakosias | DET ACC F PL |
two hundred | two hundred | two hundred |